By Colette van der Ven and Sanvid Tuljapurkar A modified version of this op-ed was published by CarbonCopy on 18 February 2026. On 27 January 2026, after nearly two decades of negotiations, India and the European Union (EU) finally concluded a free trade agreement (FTA). It comes amid a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, in which both sides seek to diversify market access and de-risk their supply chains. Beyond the FTA, the two blocs signed a Joint India-European Comprehensive...

Double rainbow view of Lac Leman, photo taken from TULIP's Geneva offices Trade in Transition: Building Sustainable Alliances in a Fragmenting Global Economy 2025 was a year of structural change in international trade. Most notably, the Trump administration’s “reciprocal tariffs” triggered significant disruption across global markets, with developing countries bearing a disproportionate share of the costs. Governments and firms alike have been forced to reassess competitive advantages and...

By Colette van der Ven, Cláudia Azevedo, and Sanvid Tuljapurkar 6 January 2006 This op-ed was first published by the Financial Times' Sustainable Views The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entered into force on January 1, introducing binding monitoring, reporting, verification, and financial obligations for importers of certain commodities. This followed the release by the European Commission on December 17 of a package  of more than 15 documents clarifying and expanding CBAM...