EU Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/eu/ an observatory of Asian economic power Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:10:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg EU Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/eu/ 32 32 Are the US and the EU being outflanked by China in the Middle East? https://asiapowerwatch.com/are-the-us-and-the-eu-being-outflanked-by-china-in-the-middle-east/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-the-us-and-the-eu-being-outflanked-by-china-in-the-middle-east https://asiapowerwatch.com/are-the-us-and-the-eu-being-outflanked-by-china-in-the-middle-east/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:14:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3564 I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Sarwar Kashmeri on his podcast Polaris Live to answer this and other questions: 📍 What is the…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/are-the-us-and-the-eu-being-outflanked-by-china-in-the-middle-east/feed/ 0 Trump’s tariff plays make for unpredictable partnerships https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships/#respond Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:59:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3560 Thank you to Valentina Pasquali for inviting me to comment for AGBI – Arabian Gulf Business Insight on the pressure by the US on the…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships/feed/ 0 EU votes to remove UAE from ‘high-risk’ money-laundering list https://asiapowerwatch.com/eu-votes-to-remove-uae-from-high-risk-money-laundering-list/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eu-votes-to-remove-uae-from-high-risk-money-laundering-list https://asiapowerwatch.com/eu-votes-to-remove-uae-from-high-risk-money-laundering-list/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:31:19 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3508 I was quoted by Deepthi Nair in an article for The National News on the EU removing the UAE from their AML/CFT list, a list…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/eu-votes-to-remove-uae-from-high-risk-money-laundering-list/feed/ 0 Trump’s Gulf visit looms over new EU-UAE trade talks as president teases ‘very big’ announcement https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-gulf-visit-looms-over-new-eu-uae-trade-talks-as-president-teases-very-big-announcement/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trumps-gulf-visit-looms-over-new-eu-uae-trade-talks-as-president-teases-very-big-announcement https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-gulf-visit-looms-over-new-eu-uae-trade-talks-as-president-teases-very-big-announcement/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 05:36:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3479 I shared more comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on Trump’s coming visit to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar and the potential…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-gulf-visit-looms-over-new-eu-uae-trade-talks-as-president-teases-very-big-announcement/feed/ 0 EU-UAE trade talks signal strategic shift amid global economic pressures https://asiapowerwatch.com/eu-uae-trade-talks-signal-strategic-shift-amid-global-economic-pressures/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eu-uae-trade-talks-signal-strategic-shift-amid-global-economic-pressures https://asiapowerwatch.com/eu-uae-trade-talks-signal-strategic-shift-amid-global-economic-pressures/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 05:33:21 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3475 I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on the announced talks over the establishment of a free-trade agreement between the EU and…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/eu-uae-trade-talks-signal-strategic-shift-amid-global-economic-pressures/feed/ 0 Rethinking Global Tariffs in the Age of US-China Tensions https://asiapowerwatch.com/rethinking-global-tariffs-in-the-age-of-us-china-tensions/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rethinking-global-tariffs-in-the-age-of-us-china-tensions https://asiapowerwatch.com/rethinking-global-tariffs-in-the-age-of-us-china-tensions/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:22:42 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3459 On the sidelines of the TRENDS Symposium on April 12th at Grand Palais in Paris, I had the privilege to speak on “Trending Echoes“, the…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/rethinking-global-tariffs-in-the-age-of-us-china-tensions/feed/ 0 Is Europe ready for a NATO without the US? https://asiapowerwatch.com/is-europe-ready-for-a-nato-without-the-us/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-europe-ready-for-a-nato-without-the-us https://asiapowerwatch.com/is-europe-ready-for-a-nato-without-the-us/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:09:05 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3445 In an interview in Istanbul by Feyza Gümüşlüoğlu for EKOTÜRK, I discussed the following points: 📍the peace negotations between Trump and Putin over Ukraine 📍the…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/is-europe-ready-for-a-nato-without-the-us/feed/ 0 What Putin and Trump agreed on Ukraine’s partial ceasefire – All you need to know https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-putin-and-trump-agreed-on-ukraines-partial-ceasefire-all-you-need-to-know/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-putin-and-trump-agreed-on-ukraines-partial-ceasefire-all-you-need-to-know https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-putin-and-trump-agreed-on-ukraines-partial-ceasefire-all-you-need-to-know/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:04:32 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3440 I was quoted by Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business in an explainer on the terms of the partial ceasefire agreement in Ukraine reached by…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-putin-and-trump-agreed-on-ukraines-partial-ceasefire-all-you-need-to-know/feed/ 0 America First 2.0: Trump’s new trade doctrine could target allies first https://asiapowerwatch.com/america-first-2-0-trumps-new-trade-doctrine-could-target-allies-first/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=america-first-2-0-trumps-new-trade-doctrine-could-target-allies-first https://asiapowerwatch.com/america-first-2-0-trumps-new-trade-doctrine-could-target-allies-first/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:35:47 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3398 More comments shared with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on the consequences for US allies of Trump 2.0 trade policies. Contrary to a widely-held…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/america-first-2-0-trumps-new-trade-doctrine-could-target-allies-first/feed/ 0 Geopolitical risks and their repercussions on the economy https://asiapowerwatch.com/geopolitical-risks-and-their-repercussions-on-the-economy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=geopolitical-risks-and-their-repercussions-on-the-economy https://asiapowerwatch.com/geopolitical-risks-and-their-repercussions-on-the-economy/#respond Fri, 31 May 2024 12:09:52 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3314 Nicolas Michelon, Founder of Asia Power Watch and CEO of Asia Intelligence Advisory, was honoured to discuss with Feyza Gümüşlüoğlu on EKOTÜRK in Istanbul about…

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