What is economic diplomacy? / Nicholas Bayne and Stephen Woolcock -- Factors shaping economic diplomacy : an analytical toolkit / Stephen Woolcock -- Economic diplomacy in practice : domestic decision-making / Nicholas Bayne -- Challenge and response in the new economic diplomacy / Nicholas...

The ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon will have a number of potentially important implications for decision-making in EU external trade and investment policy. This article summarises the main changes and discusses some key implementing measures that will shape the medium to long-term impact...

This article compares today's euro-zone debt crisis, in terms of economic diplomacy, with the earlier crisis in Latin America. Four features served to reconcile the tensions and resolve the 1980s' crisis. A balance was preserved between debtor countries and creditor banks. Though initially...

pt. 1. The political and economic context of trade policy -- pt. 2. Outstanding issues in key policy areas -- pt. 3. Sectoral challenges -- pt. 4. Trade-related complexities -- pt. 5. Trade and development -- pt. 6. The WTO and multilateralism -- pt. 7. Trade policymaking : regional perspectives...

This article begins by setting out the history of US trade relations with Europe and then goes on to examine the impact of the 1992 programme upon them, focusing on reciprocity, investment, procurement, standards, certification and the social dimension. However, it also draws attention to the...