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The closure of the U.S. market following Donald Trump’s return to office raises the prospect of a reorientation of Chinese exports toward the European Union. How significant could this shift be?

The growing dependence of the United States on Chinese goods has increased the economic cost of geopolitical disputes with China for the U.S. economy. The United States therefore faces a fundamental security dilemma: while decoupling may strengthen its diplomatic bargaining power, it may also fuel a costly escalation of tensions.

Beyond national security issues, military alliances play an essential role in securing international trade. Their redefinition could lead to a major reorientation of global flows.

The markedly negative tone of relations with Russia has eased for the American and Chinese superpowers, according to the geopolitical climate indicator “Shade."

Within the ten main host countries of the European Union (EU), non-European immigrants (born outside the EU) face notable difficulties in economic integration. With comparable socio-economic characteristics, their employment rate is on average 11 percentage points lower than that of native-born individuals.

Tariffs are at the core of the trade agreement concluded between the European Union (EU) and India at the end of January. The agreement offers European exporters a tangible opportunity to strengthen their presence in this vast market.

The share of immigrants in the population of the European Union increased between 2010 and 2024, but at very different rates across countries.

Many analyses of armed conflicts fail to take into account the spatial origins of combatant groups, as well as the competition among them on predation markets that underlies the diffusion of violence.

A sector’s export performance depends not only on the immigrant labour it employs directly, but also on immigrant workers employed in upstream sectors.