Policy Fellow Geoeconomics @ Jacques Delors Centre, Berlinhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleichthammer.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleichthammer.bsky.social/post/3mowxohkyl225Great to see the Commission is developing a key missing tool that can increase political unity and strengthen EU trade credibility. @etiennehoera.d-64.social, @aslak.bsky.social and I laid it out last year with a transatlantic trade war in mind: https://www.delorscentre.eu/en/publications/detail/publication/how-to-survive-a-trade-war23 Jun 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:fkd3th2udmbulalieqq3e2qb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mowxohkyl225https://bsky.app/profile/aleichthammer.bsky.social/post/3moigmtbqrs2qAs EU leaders gather at the European Council tomorrow to discuss mounting Chinese import pressure, a consensus is emerging that industrial overcapacity poses a systemic threat to Europe’s manufacturing base. Far less settled is what the EU should do about it.17 Jun 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:fkd3th2udmbulalieqq3e2qb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moigmtbqrs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleichthammer.bsky.social/post/3mmbq6fihms23the clock is ticking [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:fkd3th2udmbulalieqq3e2qb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbq6fihms23https://bsky.app/profile/aleichthammer.bsky.social/post/3mm7p4xpuyc23mieser slay, thu [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:fkd3th2udmbulalieqq3e2qb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7p4xpuyc23https://bsky.app/profile/aleichthammer.bsky.social/post/3mlve3ehaqc2fAt the risk of not being able to visit my friends in the US anymore: the ongoing evidence of full-fledged kleptocracy is insane https://www.ft.com/content/f9213bec-28ca-4930-bae8-1379abc851f7?syn-25a6b1a6=115 May 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:fkd3th2udmbulalieqq3e2qb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlve3ehaqc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleichthammer.bsky.social/post/3mlo22vctlc2rSometimes it takes a whole village to raise a paper (or smth like this) Genuinely proud of this one - many a sleepless nights with @jannikjansen.bsky.social coming to fruition For the German readers amongst you, Handelsblatt covered us exclusively https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/handelspolitik-experten-kritisieren-abschwaechung-von-eu-investitionsvorgaben/100223920.html [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:fkd3th2udmbulalieqq3e2qb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo22vctlc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleichthammer.bsky.social/post/3mgaqvdpq6z2d🧵 Trump wanting to cut all trade ties with Spain over use of US military bases is getting attention and some say Merz should've piped up more strongly. For now, it's mostly rhetorical pressure ('waffle'), so the damage is limited. If it becomes any more concrete, the EU must decisively rebuke.04 Mar 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:fkd3th2udmbulalieqq3e2qb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaqvdpq6z2d