Analytical paper No 32, 2023 «Cooperation and competition of USA and EU in trade and high technologies»
- 13 November 2023
IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 32, 2023 «Cooperation and competition of USA and EU in trade and high technologies» (in Russian) by Pavel Sharikov, Candidate of Science (Politics), Leading researcher of Department of European Integration, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences.
Bilateral trade and technological cooperation are the priorities in current relations between US and EU. These particular topics became key for the emerging confrontation against China. The article contains analysis of the recent US-EU summit, which took place in October 2023. The author investigates the priorities of bilateral relations based on the final joint statement of the summit. The contents and scope of the summit are very different from the previous one which took place in 2021. The priorities include geopolitical issues – coordination of political efforts related to contemporary conflicts in the world. Many cooperative initiatives in Africa and Indo-Pacific region are related to the emerging strategic competition with China. Besides, Washington and Brussels raised an ambitious agenda in bilateral trade, investment and technological cooperation.
