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Daniel Gros

Daniel Gros

Writing for PS since 2005
194 commentaries

Daniel Gros is Director of the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi University.

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  1. The Revolt Against Regulation
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    The Revolt Against Regulation

    Feb 12, 2025 Daniel Gros explains why the new push for deregulation in the United States and the European Union may not help either.

  2. Daniel Gros on DeepSeek, Germany's malaise, EU competitiveness, and more
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    Daniel Gros on DeepSeek, Germany's malaise, EU competitiveness, and more

    Feb 11, 2025 Daniel Gros hopes that a Chinese startup's apparent AI breakthrough will provide a much-needed boost to European competitiveness, advises the EU on how to deal with Donald Trump, urges Europe to improve conditions for bottom-up innovation, and more.

  3. Is It the Hour of Europe Again?
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    Is It the Hour of Europe Again?

    Jan 9, 2025 Daniel Gros urges European leaders to support Ukraine, politically and financially, if Donald Trump abandons it.

  4. Can Industrial Policy Revive Manufacturing?
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    Can Industrial Policy Revive Manufacturing?

    Dec 16, 2024 Daniel Gros shows that Joe Biden’s subsidies failed to boost industrial production – and Donald Trump’s tariffs will, too.

  5. How Europe Could Benefit from Trump’s Second Term
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    How Europe Could Benefit from Trump’s Second Term

    Nov 7, 2024 Daniel Gros urges policymakers to focus on defusing trade tensions with the bloc’s largest export partner.

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    Trump’s Surprise Attack on Europe

    Joschka Fischer thinks the continent has become a sitting duck in the face of the US administration’s strategic revisionism
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    India Has Arrived

    Ana Palacio charts the country’s transition from passive observer to active shaper of international affairs.
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    Climate Action Demands Global Fraternity

    Mia Amor Mottley argues that human solidarity must underpin scientific, technological, financial, and diplomatic measures.
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    Normalizing the Normalization of the Far Right

    Jan-Werner Mueller

    History and social science research show that voters take their cues from elites. When politicians who are seen as mainstream treat an extremist far-right party as normal, public opinion will tend to follow; and once such normalization has happened, as in Europe today, it is virtually impossible to undo.

    explores the most common justifications that politicians offer for working with anti-democratic forces.
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    Tackling Climate Change in the Age of Trump

    Richard Haass & Carolyn Kissane

    Since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Paris climate agreement, rescinded emissions-reduction targets, and ended climate-related initiatives. But a range of potential initiatives that are consistent with the Trump administration’s priorities could still slow climate change.

    argue that reconciling what is desirable with what is feasible requires a new approach.
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    The Fight for Syria

    Shlomo Ben-Ami worries that Israel and Turkey, with their clashing ambitions, could undermine the country’s stability.
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    How to Counter Trump's Tariffs Productively?

    Shang-Jin Wei proposes steps that allies and rivals alike can take to mitigate the effects of American trade policies.
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    Weaponizing Data Against Democracy

    Jayati Ghosh explains why and how authoritarian leaders like Narendra Modi hide or manipulate official figures.
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    Alternatives to Trump’s Russia Appeasement

    Harold James explains how France and Britain can guarantee Ukraine’s security now that America has effectively surrendered.

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