# Writing

Source: https://agathedemarais.com/writing/

Columns, essays and policy papers by Agathe Demarais. 105 pieces, newest first.

## 2026

- [Trump’s Russia deals are not his to make](https://ecfr.eu/article/trumps-russia-deals-are-not-his-to-make/): ECFR, commentary, Oct 2026. Topics: EU geoeconomics, Russia, Sanctions, US geoeconomics.
- [China’s AI Rollout Has No Off Switch](https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/10/07/china-ai-race-artificial-intelligence-safety-models-kill-switch/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Y2hpbmEtYWktcmFjZS1hcnRpZmljaWFsLWludGVsbGlnZW5jZS1zYWZldHktbW9kZWxzLWtpbGwtc3dpdGNo&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Oct 2026. Topics: Geopolitics of AI, China.
- [Nuclear energy is the Kremlin’s latest leverage over Washington](https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/21/uranium-russia-us-nuclear-energy-enrichment-sanctions-putin-trump/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dXJhbml1bS1ydXNzaWEtdXMtbnVjbGVhci1lbmVyZ3ktZW5yaWNobWVudC1zYW5jdGlvbnMtcHV0aW4tdHJ1bXA=&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Sep 2026. Topics: Russia, Sanctions, US geoeconomics, Energy & commodities.
- [The Kremlin’s Easy Money Is Gone](https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/27/russia-ukraine-war-money-spending-defense-budget-taxes-asset-confiscation-sanctions-finance/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=cnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLW1vbmV5LXNwZW5kaW5nLWRlZmVuc2UtYnVkZ2V0LXRheGVzLWFzc2V0LWNvbmZpc2NhdGlvbi1zYW5jdGlvbnMtZmluYW5jZQ==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Jul 2026. Topics: Russia.
- [Avoiding the Legacy Trap](https://ip-quarterly.com/en/avoiding-legacy-trap): Internationale Politik Quarterly (IPQ), op-ed, Jun 2026. Topics: EU geoeconomics.
- [China’s De-Dollarization Drive Has Hit a Wall](https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/24/china-dollar-dedollarization-yuan-renminbi-brics-finance-banks-sanctions/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Y2hpbmEtZG9sbGFyLWRlZG9sbGFyaXphdGlvbi15dWFuLXJlbm1pbmJpLWJyaWNzLWZpbmFuY2UtYmFua3Mtc2FuY3Rpb25z&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Jun 2026. Topics: China, Global trade.
- [Cutting access to Anthropic’s Mythos is a gift to China](https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/80f6dd21-891b-420b-9ab1-783d3c0c0dbe): Financial Times, op-ed, Jun 2026. Topics: Geopolitics of AI, China.
- [Mitigate, deter, escalate: Europe’s options against US economic coercion](https://ecfr.eu/publication/mitigate-deter-escalate-europes-options-against-us-economic-coercion/): ECFR, policy brief, Jun 2026. Topics: EU geoeconomics, US geoeconomics.
- [« La hausse du cours du pétrole ne réglera pas les difficultés économiques de la Russie, car ses réserves s’épuisent »](https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/05/17/agathe-demarais-economiste-la-hausse-du-cours-du-petrole-ne-reglera-pas-les-difficultes-economiques-de-la-russie-car-ses-reserves-s-epuisent_6690139_3232.html): Le Monde, op-ed, May 2026. Topics: Russia, Energy & commodities.
- [The Case for Setting Up an EU Critical Minerals Stockpile](https://ip-quarterly.com/en/case-setting-eu-critical-minerals-stockpile): Internationale Politik Quarterly (IPQ), op-ed, May 2026. Topics: EU geoeconomics, Energy & commodities. Also: [Spanish version](https://www.politicaexterior.com/la-ue-necesita-una-reserva-estrategica-de-minerales-criticos/).
- [How China Is Winning the Global AI Race](https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/07/artificial-intelligence-ai-china-us-west-race-silicon-valley-global/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=YXJ0aWZpY2lhbC1pbnRlbGxpZ2VuY2UtYWktY2hpbmEtdXMtd2VzdC1yYWNlLXNpbGljb24tdmFsbGV5LWdsb2JhbA==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, May 2026. Topics: Geopolitics of AI, China.
- [Chilled ambitions: How the Iran war is foiling Europe’s LNG plans](https://ecfr.eu/article/chilled-ambitions-how-the-iran-war-is-foiling-europes-lng-plans/): ECFR, commentary, Apr 2026. Topics: EU geoeconomics, Energy & commodities. Also: [Spanish version](https://www.elconfidencial.com/mundo/2026-05-06/gnl-europa-guerra-iran_4347164/).
- [The EU Is the New Go-To Middle Power](https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/29/eu-european-union-middle-powers-trade-agreements-geopolitics/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=ZXUtZXVyb3BlYW4tdW5pb24tbWlkZGxlLXBvd2Vycy10cmFkZS1hZ3JlZW1lbnRzLWdlb3BvbGl0aWNz&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Apr 2026. Topics: EU geoeconomics.
- [Sowing discord: How Russia is making the most of a global fertiliser shortage](https://ecfr.eu/article/sowing-discord-how-russia-is-making-the-most-of-a-global-fertiliser-shortage/): ECFR, commentary, Apr 2026. Topics: Russia, Energy & commodities.
- [Russia’s Sanctions-Busting Cryptocurrency Empire](https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/31/russia-sanctions-evasion-cryptocurrency-a7a5-kyrgyzstan-exports-dual-use-technology/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=cnVzc2lhLXNhbmN0aW9ucy1ldmFzaW9uLWNyeXB0b2N1cnJlbmN5LWE3YTUta3lyZ3l6c3Rhbi1leHBvcnRzLWR1YWwtdXNlLXRlY2hub2xvZ3k=&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Mar 2026. Topics: Russia, Sanctions.
- [Why China, not Russia, could be the real winner of the Iran war](https://ecfr.eu/article/why-china-not-Russia-could-be-the-real-winner-of-the-iran-war/): ECFR, commentary, Mar 2026. Topics: China, Russia. Also: [Spanish version](https://www.elconfidencial.com/mundo/2026-04-06/petroleo-rusia-iran-china-golfo-1hms_4331363/), [Bulgarian version](https://ecfr.eu/sofia/article/%d0%b7%d0%b0%d1%89%d0%be-%d0%ba%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%b9-%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d1%80%d1%83%d1%81%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%b6%d0%b5-%d0%b4%d0%b0-%d0%b5-%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%bd%d1%81%d0%ba/).
- [It’s Official: Trump’s Tariffs Have Failed](https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/19/trump-tariffs-trade-failure-deficit-reindustrialization-china-economy-costs/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtdGFyaWZmcy10cmFkZS1mYWlsdXJlLWRlZmljaXQtcmVpbmR1c3RyaWFsaXphdGlvbi1jaGluYS1lY29ub215LWNvc3Rz&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Mar 2026. Topics: Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [Boosting economic security collaboration among G7 economies and like-minded allies](https://think7-2026.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/T7-solution-paper_Boosting-economic-security-collaboration.pdf): Think7 (T7), policy paper, Feb 2026. Topics: Global trade.
- [Innovation, investment and long-term growth](https://think7-2026.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/T7-solution-paper_Innovation-investment-and-long-term-growth-1.pdf): Think7 (T7), policy paper, Feb 2026. Topics: Geopolitics of AI.
- [Four Years of War in Europe: Europe Waits as Trump Talks to Putin](https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/23/russia-ukraine-war-four-years-trump-putin-negotiations-europe-eu-economics-sanctions/): Foreign Policy, column, Feb 2026. Topics: Russia, EU geoeconomics, Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [Tarifs et sanctions : arme absolue ou sabre de bois ?](https://videos.senat.fr/video.5674383_69832ff5c1aa8.tarifs-et-sanctions--arme-absolue-ou-sabre-de-bois--): Sénat (France), parliamentary testimony, Feb 2026. Topics: Global trade, Sanctions. Also: [Written record (Senate)](https://www.senat.fr/compte-rendu-commissions/20260202/etran.html#toc3).
- [Calling Paris and Washington: Three areas for G7-G20 collaboration in 2026](https://ecfr.eu/article/calling-paris-and-washington-three-areas-for-g7-g20-collaboration-in-2026/): ECFR, commentary, Feb 2026. Topics: Global trade, US geoeconomics. Also: [Spanish version](https://www.elconfidencial.com/mundo/2026-02-07/francia-g7-estados-unidos-colaboracion-1hms_4298867/).
- [Keep ice cool: How Europeans should respond to Trump’s Greenland tariff threats](https://ecfr.eu/article/keep-ice-cool-how-europeans-should-respond-to-trumps-greenland-tariff-threats/): ECFR, commentary, Jan 2026. Topics: EU geoeconomics, Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [Trump’s Three Options to Turn the Screws on Europe](https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/12/trump-trade-europe-eu-dollar-depreciation-finance-exchange-rate/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtdHJhZGUtZXVyb3BlLWV1LWRvbGxhci1kZXByZWNpYXRpb24tZmluYW5jZS1leGNoYW5nZS1yYXRl&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Jan 2026. Topics: EU geoeconomics, Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [6 Trump Lessons for Global Leaders in 2026](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/29/trump-lessons-2026-china-india-europe-middle-east/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtbGVzc29ucy0yMDI2LWNoaW5hLWluZGlhLWV1cm9wZS1taWRkbGUtZWFzdA==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Jan 2026. Topics: Global trade, US geoeconomics.

## 2025

- [Seven things to know about the EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine](https://ecfr.eu/article/seven-things-to-know-about-the-eus-e90bn-loan-to-ukraine/): ECFR, commentary, Dec 2025. Topics: Russia, EU geoeconomics.
- [The U.S.-Russia Plan Gives Trump a $300 Billion Signing Bonus](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/trump-putin-russia-ukraine-peace-plan-frozen-assets-central-bank-reserves/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtcHV0aW4tcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtcGVhY2UtcGxhbi1mcm96ZW4tYXNzZXRzLWNlbnRyYWwtYmFuay1yZXNlcnZlcw==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Nov 2025. Topics: Russia, Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [Why Did Asian Countries Give Trump So Much on Trade?](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/12/trump-trade-tariff-agreement-deal-asia-japan-south-korea-asean/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtdHJhZGUtdGFyaWZmLWFncmVlbWVudC1kZWFsLWFzaWEtamFwYW4tc291dGgta29yZWEtYXNlYW4=&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Nov 2025. Topics: Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [Canada Shows How to Neutralize Trump’s Trade Attacks](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/20/canada-carney-trump-trade-attacks-america/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Y2FuYWRhLWNhcm5leS10cnVtcC10cmFkZS1hdHRhY2tzLWFtZXJpY2E=&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Oct 2025. Topics: Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [Les Etats-Unis, plus que l’Europe, seront les grands perdants des guerres commerciales de Trump](https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2025/09/27/les-etats-unis-plus-que-l-europe-seront-les-grands-perdants-des-guerres-commerciales-de-trump_6643206_3232.html): Le Monde, op-ed, Sep 2025. Topics: Global trade, EU geoeconomics, US geoeconomics.
- [Europe’s Hippopotamus Strategy for Handling Trump](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/24/europe-eu-trump-tariffs-trade-deal-economy-negotiations/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=ZXVyb3BlLWV1LXRydW1wLXRhcmlmZnMtdHJhZGUtZGVhbC1lY29ub215LW5lZ290aWF0aW9ucw==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Sep 2025. Topics: EU geoeconomics, Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [Ride the wave: A big, beautiful European strategy for Trumponomics](https://ecfr.eu/publication/ride-the-wave-a-big-beautiful-european-strategy-for-trumponomics/): ECFR, policy brief, Sep 2025. Topics: EU geoeconomics, Global trade, US geoeconomics. Also: [Spanish version](https://ecfr.eu/madrid/publication/surfeando-la-ola-una-gran-y-hermosa-estrategia-economica-europea-para-la-era-trump-2-0/), [Polish version](https://ecfr.eu/warsaw/publication/wielka-piekna-europejska-strategia-wobec-trumponomiki/).
- [Putin’s Fear of a Humiliating Economic Crisis](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/04/russia-ukraine-war-putin-trump-economy-sanctions-oil-energy-budget-peace/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=cnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLXB1dGluLXRydW1wLWVjb25vbXktc2FuY3Rpb25zLW9pbC1lbmVyZ3ktYnVkZ2V0LXBlYWNl&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Sep 2025. Topics: Russia.
- [Did Trump Just Lift Sanctions on Iranian Oil?](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/26/iran-trump-sanctions-oil-exports-china-russia-israel-war-nuclear-shipping/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=aXJhbi10cnVtcC1zYW5jdGlvbnMtb2lsLWV4cG9ydHMtY2hpbmEtcnVzc2lhLWlzcmFlbC13YXItbnVjbGVhci1zaGlwcGluZw==): Foreign Policy, column, Jun 2025. Topics: Sanctions, Global trade, US geoeconomics, Energy & commodities.
- [How the EU Can Think Creatively for Sanctions on Russia](https://carnegieendowment.org/europe/strategic-europe/2025/06/how-the-eu-can-think-creatively-for-sanctions-on-russia?lang=en): Carnegie Europe, commentary, Jun 2025. Topics: Russia, Sanctions, EU geoeconomics.
- [Trump is Hitting Green Energy Hard](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/05/trump-tariffs-ira-green-clean-tech-energy/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtdGFyaWZmcy1pcmEtZ3JlZW4tY2xlYW4tdGVjaC1lbmVyZ3k=&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Jun 2025. Topics: Global trade, US geoeconomics, Energy & commodities.
- [Europe should shrug off Trump’s tariff threats](https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-donald-trump-tariffs-threats-china-vat/): Politico, op-ed, May 2025. Topics: EU geoeconomics, Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [The U.S. Economy Is Now Trump Enterprises](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/22/trump-investment-deals-gulf-china-russia-afip-america-first/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtaW52ZXN0bWVudC1kZWFscy1ndWxmLWNoaW5hLXJ1c3NpYS1hZmlwLWFtZXJpY2EtZmlyc3Q=&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, May 2025. Topics: Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [Why a Pact to Weaken the Dollar Makes No Sense](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/08/dollar-trade-trump-exchange-rate-plaza-accord-mar-a-lago-us-treasury-bonds/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=ZG9sbGFyLXRyYWRlLXRydW1wLWV4Y2hhbmdlLXJhdGUtcGxhemEtYWNjb3JkLW1hci1hLWxhZ28tdXMtdHJlYXN1cnktYm9uZHM=&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, May 2025. Topics: Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [L’Union européenne dispose de leviers uniques vis-à-vis de la Russie dans le domaine financier](https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2025/04/12/l-union-europeenne-dispose-de-leviers-uniques-vis-a-vis-de-la-russie-dans-le-domaine-financier_6594845_3232.html): Le Monde, op-ed, Apr 2025. Topics: Russia.
- [Trump Can’t Force a Global Decoupling from China](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/25/trump-tariffs-trade-war-china-us-decoupling-europe-global/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtdGFyaWZmcy10cmFkZS13YXItY2hpbmEtdXMtZGVjb3VwbGluZy1ldXJvcGUtZ2xvYmFs): Foreign Policy, column, Apr 2025. Topics: China, Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [No brain, no brawn: Trump 2.0 makes an EU Economic Security Network essential](https://ecfr.eu/publication/no-brain-no-brawn-trump-2-0-makes-an-eu-economic-security-network-essential/): ECFR, policy brief, Mar 2025. Topics: EU geoeconomics, Global trade, US geoeconomics. Also: [Watch the webinar](https://ecfr.eu/event/no-brain-no-brawn-how-trump-2-0-makes-an-eu-economic-security-network-essential/).
- [What Europe Can Do if Trump Drops Russia Sanctions](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/04/trump-putin-sanctions-russia-europe-eu-ukraine-trade/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtcHV0aW4tc2FuY3Rpb25zLXJ1c3NpYS1ldXJvcGUtZXUtdWtyYWluZS10cmFkZQ==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Mar 2025. Topics: Russia, Sanctions, EU geoeconomics, US geoeconomics.
- [Why Putin is finally negotiating](https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-russia-donald-trump-moscow-ukraine-gdp-finance-war-banks/): Politico, op-ed, Feb 2025. Topics: Russia.
- [Note to Europe: Stay calm and don’t retaliate against US tariffs](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/27/trump-tariff-eu-europe-imports-trade-retaliation/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtdGFyaWZmLWV1LWV1cm9wZS1pbXBvcnRzLXRyYWRlLXJldGFsaWF0aW9u&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Feb 2025. Topics: Global trade, EU geoeconomics, US geoeconomics.
- [Le contournement des sanctions par la Russie: mythes et réalités](https://www.sciencespo.fr/ceri/fr/content/regards-sur-l-eurasie-l-annee-politique-2024-0): CERI / Sciences Po, journal article, Feb 2025. Topics: Russia, Sanctions.
- [Three Years On, What’s Next for Europe and Ukraine?](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/21/russia-urkaine-war-anniversary-trump-putin-deal-peace-zelensky-nato-europe-negotiations/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=cnVzc2lhLXVya2FpbmUtd2FyLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5LXRydW1wLXB1dGluLWRlYWwtcGVhY2UtemVsZW5za3ktbmF0by1ldXJvcGUtbmVnb3RpYXRpb25z&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Feb 2025. Topics: Russia, EU geoeconomics.
- [Open but secure: Europe’s path to strategic interdependence](https://www.weforum.org/publications/open-but-secure-europe-s-path-to-strategic-interdependence/): World Economic Forum, book chapter, Jan 2025. Topics: EU geoeconomics.
- [Why are Western companies still financing Putin’s war?](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/21/russia-ukraine-war-sanctions-western-companies-profits-putin/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=cnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLXNhbmN0aW9ucy13ZXN0ZXJuLWNvbXBhbmllcy1wcm9maXRzLXB1dGlu&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Jan 2025. Topics: Russia.
- [Learning from shipwrecked sailors: Three ways Europeans can weather the Trump storm](https://ecfr.eu/article/learning-from-shipwrecked-sailors-three-ways-europeans-can-weather-the-trump-storm/): ECFR, commentary, Jan 2025. Topics: EU geoeconomics, Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [From Musk to Gaza: Issues We’re Watching in 2025](https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/01/trump-elon-musk-china-gaza-israel-iran-europe/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtZWxvbi1tdXNrLWNoaW5hLWdhemEtaXNyYWVsLWlyYW4tZXVyb3Bl&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Jan 2025. Topics: Global trade.

## 2024

- [Will Europe fragment under Trump 2.0?](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/16/trump-europe-eu-trade-tariffs/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtZXVyb3BlLWV1LXRyYWRlLXRhcmlmZnM=&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Dec 2024. Topics: EU geoeconomics, Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [The purpose of sanctions: Why Europe and America should begin lifting measures on Syria](https://ecfr.eu/article/the-purpose-of-sanctions-why-europe-and-america-should-begin-lifting-measures-on-syria/): ECFR, commentary, Dec 2024. Topics: Sanctions, EU geoeconomics, US geoeconomics.
- [Europe must unlock its geoeconomic power](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/europe-must-unlock-its-geoeconomic-power): Foreign Affairs, essay, Nov 2024. Topics: EU geoeconomics.
- [Russia’s Plans to Replace the Dollar Are Going Nowhere](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/18/brics-currency-dollar-russia-china-swift-finance-sanctions/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=YnJpY3MtY3VycmVuY3ktZG9sbGFyLXJ1c3NpYS1jaGluYS1zd2lmdC1maW5hbmNlLXNhbmN0aW9ucw==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Nov 2024. Topics: Russia, Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [Divided we stand: The EU votes on Chinese EV tariffs](https://ecfr.eu/article/divided-we-stand-the-eu-votes-on-chinese-electric-vehicle-tariffs/): ECFR, commentary, Oct 2024. Topics: China, EU geoeconomics, Global trade.
- [Russia Can’t Keep Spending Like This for Long](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/28/russia-economy-spending-sanctions-budget-war-ukraine/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=cnVzc2lhLWVjb25vbXktc3BlbmRpbmctc2FuY3Rpb25zLWJ1ZGdldC13YXItdWtyYWluZQ==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Oct 2024. Topics: Russia.
- [Hard, fast, and where it hurts: Lessons from Ukraine-related sanctions for a Taiwan conflict scenario](https://ecfr.eu/publication/hard-fast-and-where-it-hurts-lessons-from-ukraine-related-sanctions-for-a-taiwan-conflict-scenario/): ECFR, policy brief, Sep 2024. Topics: Sanctions, Russia, China.
- [Why Europe Is Losing the Tech Race](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/09/26/europe-technology-eu-commission-venture-capital-research-development/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=ZXVyb3BlLXRlY2hub2xvZ3ktZXUtY29tbWlzc2lvbi12ZW50dXJlLWNhcGl0YWwtcmVzZWFyY2gtZGV2ZWxvcG1lbnQ=): Foreign Policy, column, Sep 2024. Topics: EU geoeconomics, Geopolitics of AI.
- [China Should Worry About Europe if It Attacks Taiwan](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/09/19/china-taiwan-war-eu-europe-economic-sanctions/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Y2hpbmEtdGFpd2FuLXdhci1ldS1ldXJvcGUtZWNvbm9taWMtc2FuY3Rpb25z&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Sep 2024. Topics: China, EU geoeconomics.
- [The Winners from U.S.-China Decoupling](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/15/china-decoupling-derisking-emerging-markets-malaysia-mexico-economy/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Y2hpbmEtZGVjb3VwbGluZy1kZXJpc2tpbmctZW1lcmdpbmctbWFya2V0cy1tYWxheXNpYS1tZXhpY28tZWNvbm9teQ==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Jul 2024. Topics: China, US geoeconomics.
- [Export controls on Russia might be working better than you think](https://www.politico.eu/article/export-control-russia-putin-war-ukraine-working/): Politico, op-ed, Jun 2024. Topics: Russia, Sanctions.
- [It just makes cents: Why the EU needs to step up its geoeconomics game](https://ecfr.eu/article/it-just-makes-cents-why-the-eu-needs-to-step-up-its-geoeconomics-game/): ECFR, commentary, Jun 2024. Topics: EU geoeconomics.
- [Biden’s New Tariffs Should Raise Alarm Bells in Beijing](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/30/china-us-tariffs-trade-war-ev-clean-technology-biden/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Y2hpbmEtdXMtdGFyaWZmcy10cmFkZS13YXItZXYtY2xlYW4tdGVjaG5vbG9neS1iaWRlbg==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, May 2024. Topics: China, Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [The EU’s sanctions odyssey: Understanding the proposed restrictions on Russian LNG and helium](https://ecfr.eu/article/the-eus-sanctions-odyssey-understanding-the-proposed-restrictions-on-russian-lng-and-helium/): ECFR, policy alert, May 2024. Topics: Sanctions, Russia, EU geoeconomics, Energy & commodities.
- [Gazprom’s Declining Fortunes Spell Trouble for Moscow](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/15/gazprom-2023-results-budget-war-economy-russia-putin-europe-china/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Z2F6cHJvbS0yMDIzLXJlc3VsdHMtYnVkZ2V0LXdhci1lY29ub215LXJ1c3NpYS1wdXRpbi1ldXJvcGUtY2hpbmE=&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, May 2024. Topics: Russia, Energy & commodities.
- [The China-Russia trade friendship may not be quite what you think](https://www.ft.com/content/4bc0973c-c1f3-4df7-821d-0c262e506bb8): Financial Times, op-ed, Apr 2024. Topics: China, Russia, Global trade.
- [Forget About Chips—China Is Coming for Ships](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/19/china-ships-shipbuilding-shipping-shipyards-unfair-competition/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Y2hpbmEtc2hpcHMtc2hpcGJ1aWxkaW5nLXNoaXBwaW5nLXNoaXB5YXJkcy11bmZhaXItY29tcGV0aXRpb24=&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Apr 2024. Topics: Sanctions, China.
- [Why US export controls on clean tech would backfire](https://us.boell.org/en/2024/03/06/why-us-export-controls-clean-tech-would-backfire): Heinrich Böll Stiftung, policy brief, Mar 2024. Topics: Sanctions, US geoeconomics, Energy & commodities.
- [Forget about Trump: Why Europeans should start worrying about trade tensions with emerging economies](https://ecfr.eu/article/forget-about-trump-why-europeans-should-start-worrying-about-trade-tensions-with-emerging-economies/): ECFR, commentary, Mar 2024. Topics: Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [Claims That Sanctions Hurt Europe More Than Russia Are Wrong](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/11/russia-sanctions-oil-gas-populists-europe-elections/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=cnVzc2lhLXNhbmN0aW9ucy1vaWwtZ2FzLXBvcHVsaXN0cy1ldXJvcGUtZWxlY3Rpb25z&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Mar 2024. Topics: Sanctions, Russia, EU geoeconomics.
- [Two Years On, What’s Next in Ukraine?](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/19/ukraine-russia-war-two-years-anniversary-news-zelensky-putin/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtd2FyLXR3by15ZWFycy1hbm5pdmVyc2FyeS1uZXdzLXplbGVuc2t5LXB1dGlu&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Feb 2024. Topics: Russia.
- [L’économie russe : impact des sanctions et perspectives de long terme](https://www.sciencespo.fr/ceri/sites/sciencespo.fr.ceri/files/Etude_273_274.pdf): CERI / Sciences Po, journal article, Feb 2024. Topics: Russia, Sanctions.
- [Why China Is Rooting for Trump](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/07/china-trump-biden-us-presidential-election-2024/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Y2hpbmEtdHJ1bXAtYmlkZW4tdXMtcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWVsZWN0aW9uLTIwMjQ=&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Feb 2024. Topics: China, Global trade, US geoeconomics.
- [The West did not invent decoupling—China did](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/01/china-decoupling-derisking-technology-sanctions-trade-us-eu-west/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Y2hpbmEtZGVjb3VwbGluZy1kZXJpc2tpbmctdGVjaG5vbG9neS1zYW5jdGlvbnMtdHJhZGUtdXMtZXUtd2VzdA==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Feb 2024. Topics: China.
- [The bigger picture: The case for an EU-Mercosur free trade deal](https://ecfr.eu/article/the-bigger-picture-the-case-for-an-eu-mercosur-free-trade-deal/): ECFR, commentary, Jan 2024. Topics: Global trade, EU geoeconomics. Also: [French version](https://ecfr.eu/paris/publication/une-vue-densemble-les-arguments-en-faveur-dun-accord-de-libre-echange-entre-lue-et-le-mercosur/), [Spanish version](https://ecfr.eu/madrid/article/por-un-acuerdo-de-libre-comercio-entre-la-ue-y-mercosur-un-plano-mas-general/).
- [5 issues to watch in 2024](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/01/foreign-policy-lookahead-predictions-issues-conflicts-2024/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Zm9yZWlnbi1wb2xpY3ktbG9va2FoZWFkLXByZWRpY3Rpb25zLWlzc3Vlcy1jb25mbGljdHMtMjAyNA==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Jan 2024. Topics: Global trade.

## 2023

- [The Unintended Consequences of Seizing Russian Assets](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/27/russia-ukraine-war-central-bank-reserves-assets-seize-reparations-sanctions/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=cnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLWNlbnRyYWwtYmFuay1yZXNlcnZlcy1hc3NldHMtc2VpemUtcmVwYXJhdGlvbnMtc2FuY3Rpb25z&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Nov 2023. Topics: Russia.
- [Une puissance stochastique : l’empire souterrain des États-Unis, une conversation avec Henry Farrell et Abraham Newman](https://legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2023/11/09/une-puissance-stochastique-lempire-souterrain-des-etats-unis-une-conversation-avec-henry-farrell-et-abraham-newman/): Le Grand Continent, interview, Nov 2023. Topics: Global trade, US geoeconomics. Also: [Spanish version](https://legrandcontinent.eu/es/2023/11/09/una-potencia-estocastica-el-imperio-subterraneo-de-estados-unidos-una-conversacion-con-henry-farrell-y-abraham-newman/), [Italian version](https://legrandcontinent.eu/it/2023/11/09/una-potenza-stocastica-limpero-sotterraneo-degli-stati-uniti-una-conversazione-con-abe-newman-e-henry-farrell/).
- [Don’t Expect Much From Biden and Xi](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/14/biden-xi-us-china-apec-meeting/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=YmlkZW4teGktdXMtY2hpbmEtYXBlYy1tZWV0aW5n&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Nov 2023. Topics: China, US geoeconomics.
- [What the EU list of critical technologies tells us about its de-risking plans](https://ecfr.eu/article/what-the-eu-list-of-critical-technologies-tells-us-about-its-de-risking-plans/): ECFR, commentary, Oct 2023. Topics: China, EU geoeconomics.
- [The Easiest Way to Make Russia Sanctions More Effective](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/30/russsia-sanctions-uk-eu-us-conti-trickbot-hackers-evasion-loopholes-war-ukraine-putin/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=cnVzc3NpYS1zYW5jdGlvbnMtdWstZXUtdXMtY29udGktdHJpY2tib3QtaGFja2Vycy1ldmFzaW9uLWxvb3Bob2xlcy13YXItdWtyYWluZS1wdXRpbg==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Oct 2023. Topics: Russia, Sanctions.
- [Economics front and centre: Why the US-EU summit matters](https://ecfr.eu/article/economics-front-and-centre-why-the-us-eu-summit-matters/): ECFR, policy alert, Oct 2023. Topics: Global trade, EU geoeconomics, US geoeconomics.
- [How Russia Evaded the Oil Price Cap](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/26/russia-oil-price-cap-sanctions-evasion-ukraine-war-shipping-tankers-us-eu-g7-india-china/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=cnVzc2lhLW9pbC1wcmljZS1jYXAtc2FuY3Rpb25zLWV2YXNpb24tdWtyYWluZS13YXItc2hpcHBpbmctdGFua2Vycy11cy1ldS1nNy1pbmRpYS1jaGluYQ==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Oct 2023. Topics: Russia, Sanctions, Energy & commodities.
- [Why Europe Will Struggle to ‘De-Risk’ From China](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/19/europe-eu-china-derisking-decoupling-economy-sanctions-trade-investment-taiwan-geopolitics/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=ZXVyb3BlLWV1LWNoaW5hLWRlcmlza2luZy1kZWNvdXBsaW5nLWVjb25vbXktc2FuY3Rpb25zLXRyYWRlLWludmVzdG1lbnQtdGFpd2FuLWdlb3BvbGl0aWNz&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Sep 2023. Topics: China, EU geoeconomics.
- [What Does ‘De-Risking’ Actually Mean?](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/23/derisking-us-china-biden-decoupling-technology-supply-chains-semiconductors-chips-ira-trade/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=ZGVyaXNraW5nLXVzLWNoaW5hLWJpZGVuLWRlY291cGxpbmctdGVjaG5vbG9neS1zdXBwbHktY2hhaW5zLXNlbWljb25kdWN0b3JzLWNoaXBzLWlyYS10cmFkZQ==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Aug 2023. Topics: China.
- [A quoi servent les sanctions contre la Russie ?](https://www.lagrandeconversation.com/monde/a-quoi-servent-les-sanctions-contre-la-russie/): La Grande Conversation, op-ed, Jul 2023. Topics: Sanctions.
- [China’s Threat to Ban Critical Minerals Exports Is a Bluff](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/27/china-critical-minerals-metals-embargo-russia-sanctions-energy-natural-resources/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Y2hpbmEtY3JpdGljYWwtbWluZXJhbHMtbWV0YWxzLWVtYmFyZ28tcnVzc2lhLXNhbmN0aW9ucy1lbmVyZ3ktbmF0dXJhbC1yZXNvdXJjZXM=&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Jul 2023. Topics: China, Energy & commodities.
- [How Climate Change Will Reshape Economic Statecraft](https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/06/20/how-climate-change-will-reshape-economic-statecraft-pub-89978): Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, essay, Jun 2023. Topics: Sanctions, Energy & commodities.
- [Aid Is the Next Battleground Between China and the West](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/22/debt-aid-imf-g20-global-south-development-china-west-us-geopolitics/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=ZGVidC1haWQtaW1mLWcyMC1nbG9iYWwtc291dGgtZGV2ZWxvcG1lbnQtY2hpbmEtd2VzdC11cy1nZW9wb2xpdGljcw==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Jun 2023. Topics: China.
- [Les nouvelles armes de la Russie](https://legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2023/05/03/les-nouvelles-armes-de-la-russie/): Le Grand Continent, op-ed, May 2023. Topics: Russia. Also: [Spanish version](https://legrandcontinent.eu/es/2023/05/03/las-nuevas-armas-de-rusia/).
- [No, Russia Is Not Massively Skirting Sanctions](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/25/russia-sanctions-evasion-west-ukraine-war-oil-gas-semiconductors-china/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=cnVzc2lhLXNhbmN0aW9ucy1ldmFzaW9uLXdlc3QtdWtyYWluZS13YXItb2lsLWdhcy1zZW1pY29uZHVjdG9ycy1jaGluYQ==&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, May 2023. Topics: Russia, Sanctions.
- [Why China Hasn’t Come to Russia’s Rescue](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/why-china-hasnt-come-russias-rescue): Foreign Affairs, essay, Apr 2023. Topics: China, Russia.
- [Don’t Trust Russia’s Numbers](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/13/russia-economy-sanctions-gdp-war-ukraine-disinformation-statistics/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=cnVzc2lhLWVjb25vbXktc2FuY3Rpb25zLWdkcC13YXItdWtyYWluZS1kaXNpbmZvcm1hdGlvbi1zdGF0aXN0aWNz&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Mar 2023. Topics: Russia.
- [Sanctions on Russia Are a Long Game, Not a Quick Fix](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-russia-sanctions-economy-putin-war-ukraine/): World Politics Review, op-ed, Feb 2023. Topics: Sanctions, Russia.
- [Russia Sanctions: 10 Lessons and Questions for What Comes Next](https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/24/russia-sanctions-war-ukraine-lessons-putin-energy-gas-oil/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=cnVzc2lhLXNhbmN0aW9ucy13YXItdWtyYWluZS1sZXNzb25zLXB1dGluLWVuZXJneS1nYXMtb2ls&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Feb 2023. Topics: Sanctions, Russia.
- [10 points sur les sanctions](https://legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2023/01/18/10-points-sur-les-sanctions/): Le Grand Continent, op-ed, Jan 2023. Topics: Sanctions. Also: [Spanish version](https://legrandcontinent.eu/es/2023/01/18/10-puntos-sobre-las-sanciones/).

## 2022

- [The End of the Age of Sanctions?](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/end-age-sanctions): Foreign Affairs, essay, Dec 2022. Topics: Sanctions.
- [Sanctions on Russia Are Working. Here’s Why](https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/12/01/ukraine-russia-sanctions-economy-war-putin-embargo-technology-financial-energy/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtc2FuY3Rpb25zLWVjb25vbXktd2FyLXB1dGluLWVtYmFyZ28tdGVjaG5vbG9neS1maW5hbmNpYWwtZW5lcmd5&pid=PNIHNTSIuqq0wt2): Foreign Policy, column, Dec 2022. Topics: Sanctions, Russia.
- [Russia will lose the energy war Putin started](https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-will-lose-the-energy-war-putin-started/): Politico, op-ed, Nov 2022. Topics: Russia, Energy & commodities.
- [Why Sanctions Don’t Work Against Dictatorships](https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/why-sanctions-dont-work-against-dictatorships/): The Journal of Democracy, essay, Nov 2022. Topics: Sanctions.
- [Commentary Series on Putin’s War – Demarais, “Sanctions are Not Keeping Putin Awake at Night. Export Controls Are.”](https://networks.h-net.org/node/28443/discussions/10731023/h-diplo-essay-452-commentary-series-putin%E2%80%99s-war-%E2%80%9Csanctions-are): H-Diplo, essay, Oct 2022. Topics: Sanctions, Russia.

## 2021

- [We’re overlooking threat of countries linking to avoid sanctions](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/were-overlooking-threat-of-countries-linking-to-avoid-sanctions-0z7gk8c6k): The Times, op-ed, Jun 2021. Topics: Sanctions.

## 2020

- [Why Erdoğan’s attacks on France will backfire](https://www.politico.eu/article/recep-tayyip-erdogan-france-attack-will-backfire/): Politico, op-ed, Oct 2020. Topics: EU geoeconomics.
- [Covid-19 creates a perfect storm for debt crises](https://www.cityam.com/covid-19-creates-a-perfect-storm-for-debt-crises/): City A.M., op-ed, Mar 2020. Topics: Global trade.