Geoeconomic Competition Francesca Ghiretti

In this episode of Geoeconomic Competition, Francesca Ghiretti discusses the issue of extraterritoriality with Georgina Wright, Deputy Director for International Studies at Institute Montaigne . The episode is a primer on the complex topic of extraterritorial measures, which are growing in number and in importance. What is extraterritoriality? And what should we do about it? Are only two of the questions addressed in this episode and in the report on extraterritoriality published by Institute...

In this episode, Francesca Ghiretti discusses outbound investment screening with Sarah Bauerle Danzman, Associate Professor at Indiana University and Scholar in Residence at the Atlantic Council . The episode explores the emergence of the debate in the US, the (potential) implications of the regulation that will follow the executive order, and the different ways to approach the issue.

In this third (and last) episode of the short series on industrial policies, Francesca Ghiretti engages with Todd Tucker, Director of Industrial Policy and Trade at the Roosevelt Institute. The episode focuses on the US' turn to industrial policies, what has driven it, what are its main components and focus points, how much it has already contributed to US' competitiveness and where it is going. The episode also explores the question of a potential subsidy race and the role of coordination wi...

In this second episode of a short series of episodes on industrial policies, Francesca Ghiretti engages with Camille Boullenois, Associate Director at Rhodium Group. The episode challenges the idea that China's industrial policies have led only to successes and cautions against attempting to replicate a similar model in Europe. Overcapacity is only one of the issues that have emerged in China.

In the first episode of the series on industrial policies, Francesca is joined by Simone Tagliapietra, Senior fellow at Bruegel and Professor of Energy, Climate and Environmental Policy at the Catholic University of Milan and at The Johns Hopkins University - School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Europe. In the episode, Simone explains why it is vital for the EU to get the green tech ‘revolution’ right. To do so, the episode addresses the EU’s approach to the green transition, the r...

On the 23rd of February, the EU adopted the 13th package of sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. In this episode, Francesca Ghiretti engages with Maria Shagina, Senior Fellow in Economic Sanctions, Standards and Strategy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Maria introduces seven lessons to be learned from the sanctions imposed on Russia in the past two years: 1. understand your target well; 2. understand the limitation of sanctions in a military...