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UK-US cooperation on the digital economy: reasons to celebrate?

Headlines coming out of Rishi Sunak’s recent visit to the US focused on the UK-US ‘Atlantic Declaration’. The Declaration covers a range of areas for bilateral cooperation, with a significant focus on digital and tech. This includes substantive commitments on the UK-US data bridge and cooperation on emerging technologies including AI, as well as a […]

20 Jun, 2023

Snap election in Spain – what to expect?

Pepe López-Rúa Taboada

A resounding defeat for PM Sánchez While the polls suggested absolute majorities for the centre-right People’s Party (PP) in the Madrid and La Rioja regions, no one expected a victory of the scale and implications as the one ultimately obtained by Alberto Núñez-Feijóo’s party in the regional and local elections last Sunday. The ruling socialists […]

01 Jun, 2023

G7 summit: the challenges to Western unity

François-Joseph Schichan Sir Julian King Sir Simon Fraser Will Haworth

The G7 Leaders’ Summit is taking place on 19 – 21 May in Hiroshima, Japan. Economic security and combating economic coercion will be the dominant themes, driven by the US as they push allies to curb dependencies on China.  Opposition to Russia and support for Ukraine will be the other main theme. Leaders will discuss a […]

19 May, 2023

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UK-US cooperation on the digital economy: reasons to celebrate?

Snap election in Spain – what to expect?

G7 summit: the challenges to Western unity