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Defending Europe from outside pressures

Defending Europe from outside pressures

How can Europe be more resilient in a changing global landscape with a strengthening China and uneasy ties across the Atlantic. Tobias Gehrke is a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. He covers geoeconomics, focusing on economic security, European economic strategy, and great power competition in the global economy. Before joining ECFR, Gehrke was a research fellow with the Egmont Royal Institute in Brussels where he covered geoeconomics. He is a non-resident fellow with the American German Institute, Washington DC. He holds a PhD in political science from Ghent University. 00:00 - Introduction to Geoeconomic Challenges and Europe's Role 00:01:13 - Economic Coercion and Pressure from China 00:03:22 - Geoeconomic Threats and Pressures from the US 00:04:24 - The Inadequacy of De-risking as a Sole Strategy 00:05:33 - A New Strategy: Economic Deterrence for Europe 00:06:30 - Europe's Economic Leverage Against China 00:07:36 - Europe's Economic Leverage Against the US 00:08:19 - Building Credibility and The Cost of Inaction