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Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics

01.10.2025

Responding to Global Shifts

The 4th Transatlantic Forum on Geoeconomics emphasised the urgent need for reinforced NATO commitments, increased European defence spending and a renewed US-EU partnership.
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29.09.2025

Waiting for the Big Bang: Executing the European Defense Build-Up in Germany

This policy brief analyzes the different funding mechanisms in the public and private sector for the German defense industry in the spirit of the Zeitenwende.
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29.09.2025

The dollar in the fight for US primacy

Eight months into Trump’s second term, US trade, technology, and currency policy are being weaponized in ways that could reshape the global order.
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29.09.2025

The road to Turnberry

The US-EU trade agreement struck in Turnberry in July reveals deep asymmetries rooted in post-war dependencies on US markets and security.
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29.09.2025

How to dismantle a reserve currency

As Washington questions its commitment to the dollar’s dominance, uncertainty rises—and the euro may finally be poised as a true challenger.
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29.09.2025

The summer of AI Action Plans

As the US champions deregulation and private investment, the EU’s rule-bound approach and budget limits threaten to widen the transatlantic gap.
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29.09.2025

Points of Vulnerability in the Battery Cell Industry

Read this exclusive policy brief by Kai Müller and Sören Pippart from PowerCo's on the key factors for successful battery cell production in Germany and Europe.
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23.09.2023

Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics 2023

Auf dem Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics, unserer zum zweiten Mal gemeinsam mit dem Atlantic Council ausgerichteten Konferenz, sprachen hochrangige Akteure über aktuelle Fragen an der Schnittstelle von Wirtschaft und Außenpolitik.
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28.09.2022

Frankfurt Forum

You can watch the recording of the Frankfurt Forum, a high-level conference on geoeconomics in cooperation with the Atlantic Council, here. Among the speakers: Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, and Paolo Gentiloni, EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union.
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