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Christian has been with the Bertelsmann Stiftung since 2016. Within the GED team, he specializes in global trade governance, EU trade policy, and trade and digitalization. Christian studied economics, political science, and history at SciencesPo Paris and Bocconi University. He holds a master’s degree in “Economics and Public Policy” from SciencesPo Paris and a Ph.D. in Political Economy from the University of Cambridge. He is currently also a Policy Leader Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence.
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Trade and Investment
Biden’s Long Awaited Trade Agenda – Our experts weigh in
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Emily Benson, Dr. Christian Bluth, Dr. Cora Jungbluth, Thomas Rausch
March 4, 2021
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Trade and Investment
Is the EU Trade Strategy Really A Fit for the Challenges Ahead?
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Dr. Christian Bluth
February 23, 2021
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Globalization
Europe’s Trade Strategy for the Age of Geoeconomic Globalisation
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Dr. Christian Bluth
February 19, 2021
@Nicolas Nova, WTO,
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Trade and Investment
Unblocking: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and The agenda of the future WTO Secretary-General
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Dr. Christian Bluth
February 15, 2021
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Globalization
GED Writes: Europe’s Trade Strategy for the Age of Geo-economic Globalization
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Dr. Christian Bluth
February 4, 2021
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Globalization
12 Major Events in 2021 That Could Change the World Economy
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Dr. Christian Bluth, Dr. Cora Jungbluth, Thomas Rausch
January 15, 2021
The author's personal Brexit moment, leaving the UK after four happy years in Autumn 2015
Trade and Investment
Possibly the Last GED-Blogpost about Brexit: Deal or No Deal, EU-UK Trade Will Suffer
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Dr. Christian Bluth
December 23, 2020
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Trade and Investment
Katherine Tai – meet the next US Trade Representative
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Emily Benson, Dr. Christian Bluth
December 11, 2020
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Trade and Investment
The RCEP: A wake-up call for the West?
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Dr. Christian Bluth, Dr. Cora Jungbluth
November 19, 2020
@Nicolas Nova, WTO,
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Trade and Investment
Online Discussion: What the Selection of a New Director General Means for Global Trade Governance
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Dr. Christian Bluth
October 15, 2020
@Nicolas Nova, WTO,
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Trade and Investment
Getting the WTO Back on Course and Into Safe Waters (An Online Discussion)
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Dr. Christian Bluth
October 9, 2020
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Globalization
The Corona Transformation: Long-term economic impact of coronavirus on digitalization and globalization
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Dr. Christian Bluth, Dr. Thieß Petersen
September 24, 2020
@Nicolas Nova, WTO,
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Trade and Investment
The Time is Right For a Leader at the WTO. Who will it be?
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Dr. Christian Bluth
July 27, 2020
WTO
Trade and Investment
What do we need a World Trade Organization for?
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Dr. Christian Bluth
June 10, 2020
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Digitization and Innovation
Is CoVid-19 the Cure for Sick Services?
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Dr. Christian Bluth
June 5, 2020
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Globalization
Coronavirus Crisis Italy: An Economic Disaster in 5 Charts
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Dr. Thieß Petersen, Dr. Christian Bluth
May 27, 2020
WTO
Trade and Investment
The WTO as a Cornerstone of the Post-COVID19 Relaunch of the Global Economy
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Dr. Christian Bluth
April 17, 2020
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Globalization
Virtual Roundtable Recording: Whatever it takes – Germany and the US tackle the lockdown economy
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Dr. Christian Bluth
April 15, 2020
WTO
Trade and Investment
Invitation to our Virtual Roundtable on WTO Reform
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Dr. Christian Bluth
April 1, 2020
WTO
Trade and Investment
3 Suggestions to Make Work at the WTO More Forward-Looking and Efficient
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Dr. Christian Bluth
March 5, 2020
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Globalization
Diffusing the Conflict Around Industrial Subsidies
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Dr. Christian Bluth
March 3, 2020
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Globalization
Roadmap 2030: Spreading Globalization Gains More Widely
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Dr. Christian Bluth
December 3, 2019
WTO
Trade and Investment
How to Organise a WTO Ministerial Conference
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Dr. Christian Bluth
December 2, 2019
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Trade and Investment
WTO Dispute Settlement and the Appellate Body Crisis – What Insiders Think
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Dr. Christian Bluth
November 27, 2019
@Nicolas Nova, WTO,
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Trade and Investment
Dispute Settlement at the WTO – A Renovation Case?
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Dr. Christian Bluth
October 8, 2019
@Nicolas Nova, WTO,
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Trade and Investment
The Appellate Body Crisis: Dispute Settlement at the WTO
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Dr. Christian Bluth
October 4, 2019
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Trade and Investment
Phil Hogan, the EU’s New Straight-Talking Commissioner for Trade
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Dr. Christian Bluth
September 12, 2019
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Trade and Investment
What Do the Results of the EU Elections Mean for the Future of the EU Trade Policy?
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Dr. Christian Bluth
May 29, 2019
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Trade and Investment
Three Reasons Why You Should Know What CPTPP Stands For
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Dr. Christian Bluth
April 24, 2019
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Trade and Investment
Does Brexit Spell the End of Comparative Advantage?
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Dr. Christian Bluth
April 12, 2019
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Trade and Investment
World Trade Organization: What Way Forward for Trade Dispute Settlement?
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Dr. Christian Bluth
January 17, 2019
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Globalization
11 Major Events that Could Change the Global Economy in 2019
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Dr. Christian Bluth, Thomas Rausch
January 10, 2019
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Trade and Investment
Brexit’s Economic Impact: Bad, Really Bad or Terrible?
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Dr. Christian Bluth
December 11, 2018
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Trade and Investment
How Germany’s Economy is Connected to Eastern Europe
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Dr. Christian Bluth
November 16, 2018
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Trade and Investment
Are the G7 countries no longer Germany’s top trading partners ?
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Dr. Christian Bluth
October 29, 2018
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Trade and Investment
German Key Industries in a Global Value Chains Network
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Dr. Christian Bluth
October 25, 2018
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Trade and Investment
DG Azevêdo Receives Experts’ Report on Future of Global Trade Governance
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Andreas Esche, Dr. Christian Bluth
July 19, 2018
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Trade and Investment
Revitalizing Multilateral Governance at the World Trade Organization
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Dr. Christian Bluth
July 17, 2018
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Trade and Investment
Can Better Institutional Learning Improve Working Practices at the WTO?
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Dr. Christian Bluth
July 16, 2018
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Trade and Investment
3 Ideas to Revitalize the Multilateral Trading System
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Dr. Christian Bluth
July 11, 2018
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Globalization
A Safety Net to Foster Support for Trade and Globalisation
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Dr. Christian Bluth
April 19, 2018
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Trade and Investment
GED Focus Paper: Boosting Intra-African Trade
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Dr. Christian Bluth
March 24, 2018
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Digitization and Innovation
GED Virtual Roundtable: Boosting Digital Services Trade – Potentials and Obstacles
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Dr. Christian Bluth
March 5, 2018
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Trade and Investment
GED’s Expert Board at the WTO Ministerial Conference
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Dr. Christian Bluth
February 7, 2018
@Nicolas Nova, WTO,
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Trade and Investment
Bolstering the Multilateral Trading System – Some Fresh Ideas
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Dr. Christian Bluth
December 11, 2017
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Digitization and Innovation
Two Years into the Digital Single Market Strategy – Where Do We Stand?
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Dr. Christian Bluth
December 6, 2017
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Digitization and Innovation
The Effects of Digitisation and Automation on Global Trade
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Dr. Christian Bluth
December 1, 2017
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Digitization and Innovation
Boosting Trade in Services in the Digitalisation Era
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Dr. Christian Bluth
September 28, 2017
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Trade and Investment
What the General Election Means for Brexit
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Dr. Christian Bluth
June 15, 2017
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Globalization
Focus Paper: Can the Welfare State Keep Up With Globalization?
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Dr. Christian Bluth
May 24, 2017
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Globalization
GED Virtual Roundtable: France Has a New President – What Next?
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Sylvia Schmidt, Dr. Christian Bluth
May 4, 2017
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Globalization
GED Under the Radar – April Edition
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Fritz Putzhammer, Sylvia Schmidt, Dr. Christian Bluth
April 27, 2017
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Globalization
French Elections Round-Up Part Three: Trade and Globalization
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Sylvia Schmidt, Dr. Christian Bluth
April 20, 2017
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Globalization
French Elections Round-Up Part Two: Employment and Social Policy
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Sylvia Schmidt, Dr. Christian Bluth
April 19, 2017
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Globalization
French Elections Round-Up Part One: Squaring the Circle of French Fiscal Policy
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Dr. Christian Bluth, Sylvia Schmidt
April 18, 2017
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Globalization
Electing Europe’s Future: France’s Presidential Candidates and Their Visions for the French Economy
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Sylvia Schmidt, Dr. Christian Bluth
April 10, 2017
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Trade and Investment
Brexit Has Just Been Triggered – What Happens Next?
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Dr. Christian Bluth
March 29, 2017
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Trade and Investment
GED Virtual Roundtable: The EU-Japan Trade Agreement
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Dr. Cora Jungbluth, Dr. Christian Bluth
March 27, 2017
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Trade and Investment
TFA: The Trillion Dollar Trade Deal That Just Came into Force
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Dr. Christian Bluth
March 7, 2017
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Globalization
GED Under the Radar – February Edition
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Fritz Putzhammer, Sylvia Schmidt, Dr. Christian Bluth
February 28, 2017
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Globalization
Globalization of Central and Eastern European Countries
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Dr. Thieß Petersen, Dr. Christian Bluth
September 12, 2016
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Trade and Investment
GED Virtual Roundtable: Free Trade from Lisbon to Vladivostok
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Dr. Christian Bluth
September 5, 2016
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Trade and Investment
GED Mini-Series: Lessons Learned from TTIP
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Dr. Christian Bluth
August 30, 2016
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Trade and Investment
Increased Trade is the Way to De-escalate the Tense Relationship between the EU and Russia
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Dr. Christian Bluth
August 17, 2016
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Globalization
After Brexit: How To Bring Europe Back on Track
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Dr. Christian Bluth
August 1, 2016
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Trade and Investment
GED Virtual Roundtable: Bulls, Bears and Brexit
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Dr. Christian Bluth
June 17, 2016
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Globalization
GED Explains: Quantitative Easing
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Dr. Thieß Petersen, Dr. Christian Bluth
May 9, 2016
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Trade and Investment
GED Virtual Roundtable: Attitudes to Global Trade and TTIP
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Dr. Ulrich Schoof, Dr. Christian Bluth
April 22, 2016
