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Stefanie Walter @stefwalter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

1/3 How can Europe thrive in a fragmenting world and reform despite political divisions between and within countries? In our @cepr.org Europe 2050 contribution, @jafrieden.bsky.social & I argue that political feasibility must be a central consideration in any reform design. cepr.org/publications...

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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · 22/09/2026

@jafrieden.bsky.social & @stefwalter.bsky.social argue that Europe's problem is political: there is no consensus among member states about how far and how fast to integrate. Rather than waiting, Europe should move in coalitions in areas of high payoff and high political friction. ow.ly/iECq50ZQ5OU

The EU was built for a rules-based, Western-led international order that now looks like a relic. Writing for CEPR's Europe 2050 series, Jeffry Frieden (Columbia) and Stefanie Walter (University of Zurich and Bruegel) argue that Europe's problem in confronting an adversarial United States, an assertive China and a hostile Russia is not primarily economic but political: there is no consensus among member states, or within them, about how far and how fast to integrate. Drawing on survey data spanning the Eurozone crisis and party positions across the EU27, they show that political feasibility varies enormously by issue, from near-unanimous support for expanding the ESM to near-universal rejection of Commission pre-approval of national budgets, and that this feasibility rarely lines up with where the economic payoff from integration is largest. Their answer is differentiated integration: rather than waiting for unanimity, Europe should let coalitions of the willing move first in areas of high payoff and high political friction, such as a European safe asset or joint defence of the eastern border, while leaving areas like welfare or education policy at the national level and treating others, from grid integration to joint procurement, as low-hanging fruit. They point to Schengen's evolution from five founding members to near-universal EU membership as the template: a successful club creates its own momentum, making it increasingly costly for holdouts to stay outside. Beyond institutional design, they argue Europe's leaders need three habits it currently lacks: crafting reforms with built-in flexibility and lock-in effects rather than one-size-fits-all treaties, being honest with voters about the genuine trade-offs of compromises rather than pretending them away, and communicating in language citizens can actually parse, given that Commission press releases are, on average, harder to read than academic journal abstracts.

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Jeff Frieden @jafrieden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Europe’s future. New paper by me and S Walter assesses EU challenges in new intl order. Conflicts among/within nations hamper EU “sovereign autonomy.” We suggest econ desirable and politically feasible paths forward. Part of CEPR's “Europe 2050” led by O Blanchard et al. @ cepr.org/publications...

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The political economy of differentiated integration in a fragmenting world

The EU was built for a rules-based, Western-led international order that now looks like a relic. Writing for CEPR's Europe 2050 series, Jeffry Frieden (Columbia) and Stefanie Walter (University of Zur...

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Jeff Frieden @jafrieden.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“The New Political Economy of U.S. Trade” with David Lake in Current History magazine. We survey the Trump Admin’s trade policies, provide historical perspective, and analyze the expected impact on the US and the intl trading system. Available here blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/jaf81/files/...

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Jeff Frieden @jafrieden.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Podcast on the Cost of Geoeconomic Coercion. Listen at imf.org/podcasts or any of the links below: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Dun... YouTube: music.youtube.com/watch?v=rCCM... YouTube Music: youtube.com/watch?v=7tk6...

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Jeff Frieden @jafrieden.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Political economy of geoeconomics. In a comment on Clayton Maggiori Schreger, “Putting Economics Back Into Geoeconomics,” I argue we cannot understand geoeconomics without political economy. Now in the NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2026, available here. blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/jaf81/files/...

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Jeff Frieden @jafrieden.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The end of an era. Now in print, an argument that the post-war era is coming to an end. In the LSE Public Policy Review 4, No. 2 (2026), available here: blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/jaf81/files/...

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Chase Foster @chasefoster.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

In this piece for LSE's EUROPP blog, @jafrieden.bsky.social and I summarize recent research in @eupthejournal.bsky.social on the relationship between UI generosity and support for populist political parties in Europe. The full article can be found here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Jeff Frieden @jafrieden.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The end of an era. Now in print, an argument that the post-war era is coming to an end. In the LSE Public Policy Review 4, No. 2 (2026), available here: blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/jaf81/files/...

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

While we wait for SCOTUS to rule on the legality Trump's tariffs, the latest @chalkboardpolitics.bsky.social episode w/ @jafrieden.bsky.social explains the consequences of Trump's trade war for the US as a global economic leader. Spoiler alert: it's not good. @siwpscolumbia.bsky.social

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The Chalkboard Politics Podcast @chalkboardpolitics.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

What are tariffs, really? They’re talked about everywhere — in politics, in the news, in classes — but what’s the simple explanation? Tune in to hear Professor @jafrieden.bsky.social define a tariff! Listen: goodauthority.org/news/will-ta...

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

In the latest episode of Chalkboard Politics, @jafrieden.bsky.social talks about what makes Trump’s tariffs different this time. Will tariffs unravel the global economic order? 🎧 Listen: goodauthority.org/news/will-ta... ✍️ @profsaunders.bsky.social

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Will tariffs unravel the global economic order? 🎧

Donald Trump has declared himself the “tariff king.” Though Trump has backed away from some of his most extreme tariff […]

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Jeff Frieden @jafrieden.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

“Will tariffs unravel the global economic order?” I spoke with Chalkboard Politics (and a couple of former students) about what’s American trade policy and world trade more generally. The podcast is now live on Podbean, Apple Podcasts and Spotify, for example goodauthority.org/news/will-ta...

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Will tariffs unravel the global economic order? 🎧

Donald Trump has declared himself the “tariff king.” Though Trump has backed away from some of his most extreme tariff […]

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Jeff Frieden @jafrieden.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

"The New Political Economy of U.S. Trade.” In this guest contribution to Menzie Chinn's great econbrowser.com I summarize some of the analytical points made in a recent article David Lake and I wrote. econbrowser.com/archives/202...

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Jeff Frieden @jafrieden.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

“The New Political Economy of U.S. Trade” David Lake and me on Trump trade policies. We provide historical perspective, summarize the expected impact on the US and the intl trading system, and analyze implications for understanding the IPE. Available here blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/jaf81/files/...

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Jeff Frieden @jafrieden.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

"The costs of coercion," paper presented at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on November 21. I evaluate some of the implications of using economic policies for non-economic - geopolitical - purposes. Paper here: blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/jaf81/files/...

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Jeff Frieden @jafrieden.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

"Retreat from Globalization? Current U.S. Policies and Historical Precedents." I spoke with Michael Klein of @EconoFactOrg about the current state of international economic affairs. The podcast is here: econofact.org/podcast/retr...

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Retreat from Globalization? Current U.S. Policies and Historical Precedents | Econofact Chats

Jeffry Frieden on the forces driving a splintering in globalization, and the present and past linkages between domestic politics and international economics.

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Jeff Frieden @jafrieden.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

"Globalization: Lessons from History, Risks for Today" Webinar and transcript of a conversation on current international developments -- and whether we are at the end of an era. Webinar here: absolute-strategy.zoom.us/rec/play/Tn5...

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