Event Summary
Tensions between the United States and China have been rising during both the Trump and Biden administrations. The Russian invasion of Ukraine added substantially to the impact of these conflicts on Europe. Inevitably, geopolitics bears upon economics. De-risking global value chains is the new imperative. Europe, characterized by its small, open economies, is profoundly challenged by these new background conditions. The challenges come in two dimensions. They concern national security: how to organize and pay for significantly increased demands on public budgets. Concurrently, national security prerogatives affect economic models: how to adapt Europe's export-oriented economies to a less benign trade environment.
This event is jointly organized by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University (CES) and is part of the European Economic Policy Forum event series at CES.
MODERATOR
Hans-Helmut Kotz
Visiting Professor of Economics, Resident Faculty, and Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
SPEAKERS
Sigmar Gabriel
Chairman, Atlantik-Brücke; Member of the Bundestag and Vice Chancellor (2013–18), Federal Republic of Germany; Senior Fellow, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Sarah Guillou
Director, Innovation and Competition Department, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Économiques, Sciences Po
Cecilia Malmström
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Adam S. Posen
President, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Jointly organized by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University (CES). Registration is not required.