The COVID-19 outbreak in the global scale has raised the concern about severe economic effects caused by the pandemic disease. Extant literature on global pandemic mainly focuses on the direct and indirect economic costs of the disease. However, the global outbreak of public health emergencies...

The Brussels Effect, once emblematic of the EU's alleged influence in shaping global regulations, has now become a factor contributing to global regulatory fragmentation. The EU must recalibrate its trajectory towards a liberal and rules-based trading order, prioritizing widespread regulatory...