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The EU should use its trade power strategically

Cecilia Malmström (PIIE)

The European Union is feeling squeezed between the United States and China and facing urgent challenges like Russia’s threatened invasion of Ukraine. Its leaders are therefore exploring ways to strengthen its geopolitical clout. Europe should use the best leverage it has—trade.

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