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Is Europe in Danger of Becoming a U.S. or China Colony?
Tue, May 19th, 2026
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM (GMT+2)
Live Online
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In a new era shaped by advanced technologies, artificial intelligence, and geopolitical rivalry, innovation is a core measure of economic power. Can Europe navigate this environment while balancing democratic governance, market fairness, and consumer protection?
Stuck between the United States’ market-driven dynamism and China’s state-led industrial strategy, are critiques of Europe’s regulation-first model justified? How will Washington’s newfound embrace of industrial policy and Beijing’s integration of private capital change the European calculus? And can Brussels leverage its rulemaking power and emerging industrial agenda into genuine competitiveness?
Carnegie Europe invites you to our latest Europe Head-to-Head online public debate exploring the future of European competitiveness. Anu Bradford, nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Noah Barkin, senior advisor at the Rhodium Group, will speak at the event moderated by Carnegie Europe Director Rosa Balfour.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Director, Carnegie Europe
Rosa Balfour is the director of Carnegie Europe. Her fields of expertise include European politics, institutions, and foreign and security policy.
Nonresident Scholar, Europe Program
Anu Bradford is a nonresident scholar in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Noah Barkin
Senior Advisor, Rhodium Group
Noah Barkin is a senior advisor at the Rhodium Group and visiting senior fellow in the Indo-Pacific Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.