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Agathe Demarais Geoeconomics · Geopolitics of AI · Global trade

Media mentions

A selection of my recent media mentions.

307 mentions

On the sustainability of EU sanctions against Russia Le Soir On the impact of US sanctions on civil aviation The New York Times On Russia's uranium leverage over the US Foreign Policy On Russia's dwindling sources of war funding Foreign Policy On how EU should act in order to avoid becoming a middle power Internationale Politik On the performance on Chinese AI models South China Morning Post On why G7 promises on artificial intelligence will remain on paper Fortune Italia On US economic coercion Die Presse On removing climate change as a topic from the G7 agenda to soothe the US Handelsblatt On Washington's strengthening Beijing's pitch for its own competing AI models The Wire China On Washington strengthening Beijing's pitch for its own competing AI models Financial Times On how Trump's US could use economic, energy, and technological leverage to put pressure on Europe Formiche On G7 Summit at Évian Formiche On the priorities and challenges of the G7 summit Dnevnik On the question whether China should become a G7 member Politico On Trump's ambitions at the G7 summit Handelsblatt On strengthening EU autonomy through strategic mineral reserves Política Exterior On why the war in Iran will not solve Russia's economic challenges Le Monde On an EU critical minerals stockpile Internationale Politik Quarterly On how China may be quietly winning the global AI race Foreign Policy On the EU is the new go-to middle power Foreign Policy On the potential threat from Russian profiting from the war in Iran T-Online On why China, and not Russia, could be the real winner of the war in Iran El Confidencial On how Russia has set up an entire cryptocurrency ecosystem to circumvent sanctions Foreign Policy On Russia's deteriorating oil infrastructure amid war with Ukraine Radio Free Europe On China's changing position in the global order amid the war in Iran Financial Times On China's geoeconomic position amid the war in Iran Business Insider On Trump's new tariff on the US's trading partners after the Supreme Court rules against his policy De Tijd On the changing global trade policy notion of excluding the US due to Trump's tariffs The New York Times On the impact of tariffs on the US trade relationship with China as an example ZDF heute On the lack of economic impact of Trump's tariff Deutsche Welle On the potential economic impact of US–Russia negotiations about Ukraine on Europe Foreign Policy On significant areas for cooperation between the G7 and the G20 El Confidencial On the backfiring of trade tariffs imposed by the US on Europeans Public Sénat On trade tariffs and economic statecraft Sénat On Trump's trade attacks against Europe Les Échos On the inflationary impact of Trump's tariffs to the US and the EU members El País On Trump's threat to impose tariffs on the EU and the EU's lack of reaction due to its pragmatic and bureaucratic nature Financial Times On the necessity for the EU to react to Trump by threatening to restrict market access for US social media platforms Forbes On the EU's limited options in response to US tariff threats Bloomberg On the limited impact of the US tariff threat on the EU, given that it only increases US domestic taxes Bloomberg On the possibility of Latin American economies growing closer to China if the EU-Mercosur FTA was not signed Los Angeles Times On the approval of the EU-Mercosur agreement Formiche On the three possible retaliatory measures that Trump could take against the EU due to its high trade deficit Foreign Policy On how Trump is reshaping the global economic landscape Radio Canada On the potential risks of having rejected the Mercosur deal, which could lead Latin American economies to turn to China instead The Economist On France's criticism of the Mercosur agreement, poorly received in Brussels Les Échos On how the Mercosur agreement will benefit the EU's geopolitical and economic weight El País On the conclusion of the EU-Mercosur deal and its implications The Guardian On the geopolitical value of the EU-Mercosur deal The Times On the effects of the EU-Mercosur deal on reducing the bloc's reliance on China France 24 On the EU-Mercosur trade deal as a positive sign for the EU's global geopolitical and economic clout AFP On the EU-Mercosur trade deal as the best response to US tariffs, growing protectionism, and trade tensions with China Bloomberg On the impact of the Mercosur trade deal on reducing the EU's dependency on China for critical raw materials TRT World On the implications of the EU's free trade agreement with Latin America for diversifying its trade partners The Wall Street Journal On how the Mercosur agreement will benefit the EU's trade diversification El Diario On Italy's key vote in support of the Mercosur trade deal, and its implications for Europe's reliance on China for trade AP On the assessment of EU-US relations in 2025 and possible strategies for 2026 Foreign Policy On the EU-Mercosur agreement Euronews On the potential impact of the EU's failure to secure the Mercosur partnership on its economic power Bloomberg On Belgium's opposition to releasing Russian assets to finance the war in Ukraine 20 Minutes On the EU's decision to loan Ukraine and the difference of opinion between EU leaders The Washington Post On the implications of failing to sign the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement ABC News On the protests against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement and the decision to postpone signing it Euronews On the EU's decision to delay the signing of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement AP On the Belgian farmers' protest against the EU-Mercosur deal and the political implications of the FTA The Washington Post On the immobilization of frozen Russian assets and the need for cooperation with financial institutions Deutsche Welle On the EU's seizure of Russia's frozen assets The Washington Post On how the US sees Russia's immobilised assets as a signing bonus for a Ukraine peace deal Il Sole 24 Ore On Russian assets in Europe in the US peace plans for Ukraine El País On the EU's strategic approach to the United States and China El Mundo On Russia's frozen assets Corriere della Sera On the risks of a U.S. takeover of frozen Russian assets in Europe 24 Heures On the risks of a U.S. takeover of frozen Russian assets in Europe Challenges On Russia's frozen assets Bloomberg On using frozen Russian assets The Washington Post On the Russian frozen assets Deutsche Welle On the economic aspects of Trump's peace plan Business Insider On how the EU could use Russia's immobilised assets The National On the G20 summit in South Africa Formiche On how the EU could use Russia's immobilised assets The Times On how the EU could use Russia's immobilised assets Le Temps On how the US could merge the trade and Ukraine discussions at the new round of US-EU trade negotiations Politico Brussels Playbook On how the EU could use Russia's immobilised assets VRT NWS On how the EU could sink Trump's interest in the US-Russia deal Foreign Policy On how Asian economies made highly unusual concessions in the trade deals with the US Foreign Policy On the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding Trump's tariffs Radio France On the assessment of the EU reaction to Trump's tariffs policy El País On US sanctions on Russian oil Huffington Post Italia On US sanctions on Russian oil ANSA On the European Council meeting on October 23 Formiche On US sanctions against Russian oil companies Polskie Radio 24 On how Canada is providing a blueprint for responding to the Trump and China challenges Foreign Policy On Swiss-US trade relations under Trump Tagesanzeiger On Swiss-US trade relations under Trump Basler Zeitung On how Trump's trade wars hurt the US more than Europe Le Monde On a possible European geo-economic strategy towards the second Trump administration Formiche On how the EU can learn from hippos for Trump management endeavours Foreign Policy On how the EU should respond to Trumponomics Financial Times On the European response to Trump's tariff policy El Diario On the effectiveness of EU sanctions against Russia Helsingin Sanomat On Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address Formiche On US demands for EU tariffs on India and China Politico On Putin's fear of a humiliating economic crisis Helsingin Sanomat On US calls for EU tariffs on India and China South China Morning Post On US calls for EU tariffs on India and China Politico On the Russian economy Foreign Policy On the tariff war between Trump and the EU Berlingske On Trump's policy towards Iranian oil exports Foreign Policy On the EU's growing drive for economic security Financial Times On Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine Hufvudstadsbladet On the role of EU sanctions in deterring Chinese aggression in Taiwan The Economist On the impact of Trump's tariffs and investment policies on clean tech Foreign Policy On how western firms continue to do business in Russia YLE On Trump's tariff threats on the EU Ethnos On how Trump's tariff war destabilizes the global economy and weakens the EU's position ABC (Spain) On Trump's tariff threats on the EU Politico On why Europe should shrug off Trump's tariff threats Politico On Trump's possible demands on the EU in the tariff war Huffington Post On new tensions over US tariffs on Europe Wired On EU-US trade relations iNews On how the EU can respond to US economic warfare Reuters On the announcement of new US tariffs against the European Union Formiche On Trump's tariffs Süddeutsche Zeitung On Trump's tariffs Die Presse On the trade truce between US and China EurActiv On trade negotiations between the European Union and the United States TV5 Monde On Trump's announcement of EU tariffs The Cyprus Times On Trump's 50% tariff threats on Europe Les Échos On Trump's EU import tariffs BNR On new US tariffs The Times On Trump's tariffs The New York Times On Trump's new tariffs Puls Biznesu On the uncertainty generated by Trump's tariffs and their impact on the European economy El Diario On the 50% tariffs on the EU Deutsche Welle On Trump's 50% tariff threats on Europe Le Monde On Donald Trump's threat of 50% tariffs for Europe L'Express On US' frustration with EU approach Euronews On new US tariffs Bloomberg On Trump's new tariff threats for the EU Politico On the US economy Foreign Policy On potential new EU sanctions on Russia De Standaard On US oil sanctions Financial Times On critical technologies Politico On EU-US relations amid Trump's tariffs Politico On the global impact of US export controls on AI chips La Tribune On why US plans to ink a currency deal do not make sense Foreign Policy On the European reaction to the chaos that Trump 2.0 has unleashed The Economist On Trump's tariffs and decoupling from China Foreign Policy On Trump's trade strategy Les Échos On how the EU should prepare for a geoeconomics war with the US Financial Times On the cards Europeans could play if the US were to lift sanctions on Russia Le Monde On the new US trade policy post Trump's announcement of tariffs Formiche On the United States' new customs duties Radio France On how Donald Trump calculated tariffs Le Parisien On the tariffs imposed by Trump Le Parisien On Europe's geoeconomics standing Le Point On the importance of European geoeconomics in current international relations L'Express On why fragmentation and responding to Trump's trade tariffs is a key risk for Europeans Politico On the Russian tanker fleet circumventing Western sanctions Blast Info On how the United States intends to apply “reciprocal” tariffs to its trading partners Les Échos On a potential European economic security network Table.Media On the state of economic emergency and how Donald Trump uses the law to impose his taxes Le Parisien On how Europeans are looking for ways to defend themselves and limit their dependence on the United States Nouvel Obs On the impact of US tariffs on European economies and the outlook for Russia sanctions Le Rubicon On Russia's economic situation, Russia-US negotiations over Ukraine and the outlook for relations with western economies Dagens Næringsliv On the stricter embargo on Russian oil and gas, and how it could cut the Kremlin's annual revenues by 20% L'Express On the fate of Russia's central bank reserves Helsingin Sanomat On what Europeans can do if the US lifts sanctions on Russia Foreign Policy On how EU retaliatory tariffs against the US would only hurt European economies Knack On the impact of US tariffs on European economies BBC World Service On the signing of executive orders imposing new tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, while threatening Europe Le Parisien On Russia's growing financial difficulties ERR On the strategy the EU should adopt in view of Trump's tariffs Formiche On how sanctions are slowly exhausting Russia's financial resources Aftenposten On retaliatory tariffs that Trump might impose on EU countries Huffington Post On Macron's affirmation that Europe would also increase the steel tax to 25% if Trump implements this tariff Les Échos On the impact of US tariffs on European economies BBC On the issues raised by the US threat to tax European goods at 25% Le Soir On the trade conflicts between the EU and the US Berliner Morgenpost On why Europeans need to stay calm and not retaliate following Trump's tariffs Foreign Policy On the impact of Trump's tariffs on the European automotive industry Cinco Días On the 25% tariffs Europe now has with the United States Le Parisien On the impact of Trump's tariffs on Europe CNAS On why Russia's financial difficulties explain why Putin is finally negotiating BBC Ukraine On why Putin is coming to the negotiating table with the US now Politico On sanctions on Russia and their impact on the business environment The New York Times On what Putin may really be looking for in negotiations with the US over Ukraine Foreign Policy On Western companies' tax gifts to Russia France Inter On Western companies financing Putin's war L'Express On Trump's aggressive measures against two of the US' greatest trade allies The Latin Times On the risks, for Western firms, of continuing to do business in Russia Les Échos On the EU's deficits in the areas of innovation and productivity Die Presse On the risk that Trump will impose tariffs on the EU Formiche On Trump's tariffs and trade strategy EurActiv On Trump's EU tariff threats RTE On the EU's China strategy to impress Trump Politico Brussels Playbook On Trump's potential imposition of tariffs on European goods South China Morning Post On Trump's tariff threats against Mexico, Canada and Europe The New York Times On the EU's response to Trump's tariff threat Politico On Trump's tariff threats The New York Times On business and trade with Russia by European companies Corriere della Sera On EU plans to lift sanctions on Syria Le Monde On why the moral and economic arguments for Western firms leaving Russia are now aligned Foreign Policy On Trump 2.0 Politico On Trump's Greenland plans Politico On the foreign policy issues to watch in 2025 Foreign Policy On how a second Trump presidency could exacerbate divisions within the EU Foreign Policy On how the Russian economy is doing in the framework of the war in Ukraine RTVE On what is at stake for the EU-Mercosur free-trade agreement Les Échos On BRICS plans to de-dollarise and adopt alternative financial mechanisms Les Échos On China studying Russia's sanctions evasion to prepare for a Taiwan conflict The Wall Street Journal On sanctions in case of a Taiwan invasion and lessons from Ukraine The Diplomat On the precarious state of the Russian economy Les Échos On the EU-Mercosur trade agreement L'Express On Russia's plans to replace the dollar Foreign Policy On why the EU needs a new strategy to defend against coercion Foreign Affairs On how Russia is increasingly depleting its fiscal buffers Financial Times On Donald Trump's potential trade policy towards the EU La Croix On Russian mortgages in Ukraine Business Insider On Putin unveiling the BRICS banknote AFP Fact Check On the risks of the payment transaction project mBridge Bloomberg On Russia's economic state Foreign Policy On why not all the BRICS players back Russia's bid for a de-dollarised world South China Morning Post On Beijing's desire to de-dollarise its economy L'Express On the BRICS' alternative international payment system The Guardian On Russia's circumvention of Western economic sanctions Le Figaro On the creation of the alternative financial mechanism “Brics Bridge” Formiche On the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia Radio France Internationale On the EU's economic sanctions on China in case of a Taiwan invasion DW On Europe's position in the tech race Foreign Policy On the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia Radio Free Europe On why EU sanctions would matter more than US ones in a Taiwan war scenario Foreign Policy On the effectiveness of economic sanctions as political leverage against authoritarian regimes France Culture On economic sanctions France Culture On Mario Draghi's competitiveness report Radio France On the Sino-American trade war Les Échos On how countries hostile to the West are finding ways to bypass financial sanctions IQ On who economically gains from the US-China decoupling Foreign Policy On how geoeconomics could rescue the EU from its credibility crisis El Confidencial On the EU's new gas sanctions package against Russia n-tv On Russia's efforts to assemble an LNG shadow fleet Bloomberg On export controls on Russia working better than expected Politico On the G7 Summit Formiche On the lame duck administrations at the G7 Summit The Telegraph On sanctions implementation against China on the eve of the G7 in Puglia Il Sole 24 Ore On the G7 summit Mediapart On the G7 Summit Politiken On the financial ties between Moscow and Beijing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty On the G7 leaders ahead of the summit The New York Times On US sanctions on China The Diplomat On the economic rivalry between the US and China Le Monde On Gazprom and the Russian economy L'Express On why Biden's new tariffs should raise alarm bells in Beijing Foreign Policy On how China is fast sanctions-proofing its economy Arte.tv On the Russian economy's dependence on China Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung On why Gazprom's record loss should worry Russia on several fronts Foreign Policy On the Western firms that have stayed in Russia RTS On decoupling and China's reconfiguring of the global financial order The Telegraph On the relocation of Russian mining giant Nornickel to China Le Monde On the myth that Russia-China trade ties are special Financial Times On Beijing's ships strategy and what it means for the West Foreign Policy On the lack of consensus between EU countries on trade policy towards China RFI China On the European Commission's announcement of a new investigation into Chinese wind turbine suppliers Formiche On Margrethe Vestager's pitch for a bolder European strategy towards China EU Observer On the diverging degrees of economic reliance on China throughout Europe South China Morning Post On Margrethe Vestager's pitch for a bolder European strategy towards China Bloomberg On the EU-Mercosur trade agreement RFI On the latest EU sanctions package against Russia and the overall effectiveness of Western sanctions Deutsche Welle On the impact and limits of Western export controls on Russia's technological capabilities Le Monde On where the West stands with sanctions against Russia Foreign Policy On why China is rooting for Trump Foreign Policy On why China invented decoupling Foreign Policy On the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia Weekendavisen On the question of Russia's foreign-exchange reserves Bloomberg On Russia's potential for auto-sufficiency France Info On the issues to watch in 2024 Foreign Policy On why Russia is struggling to fully bypass the US dollar for oil sales to India Le Monde On sanctions and export controls towards China Cinco Días On sanctions against Russia Business Insider On why de-risking from China will be much harder for the EU — and Germany — than for the US Le Monde On why Western-led sanctions will no longer control the world Mandag Morgen On aid as a new battlefield in the conflict between western economies and China La Tribune On the unintended consequences of seizing Russian assets Foreign Policy On trade as a tool of foreign policy and the deployment of sanctions Start Magazine On Biden and Xi's renewal of dialogue amid trade tensions La Croix On the Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco Radio Free Europe On the future of US-China relations The Week On the Biden-Xi meeting NOS On the Biden-Xi meeting and its potential consequences for relations between Washington and Beijing Formiche On the meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in San Francisco Foreign Policy On the future of the US-led price cap on Russian oil The Week On how the United States weaponised the global economy, in conversation with Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman Le Grand Continent On Kazakhstan's economy and foreign policy Le Monde On how UK-EU collaboration can make sanctions against Russia more effective Foreign Policy On how Russia evaded the oil price cap Foreign Policy On how Western politicians have become overly reliant on sanctions Washington Post On the role of the private sector in the EU's de-risking plans Politico On the geopolitics of CRMs and the global competition between the Western bloc and China Euronews On how Russia has taken cues from North Korea, Iran and China to protect itself from Western sanctions Cinco Días On the EU's list of critical technologies Føljeton On the technological rivalry between Europe and China, following the EU's unveiling of a list of four critical technology areas Deutsche Welle On the EU's preliminary list of critical technologies Euronews On the announcement that the EU and its member states will conduct collective risk assessments in four key technology areas Euractiv On the situation that Western businesses are currently facing in Russia Financial Times On Western companies de-risking from the Chinese market Financial Times On the challenges that the European Union will face when de-risking from China Foreign Policy