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Shada Islam

Shada Islam

Shada Islam is a Brussels-based independent commentator on EU affairs and founder of New Horizons Project, a global advisory company.
Shada Islam is a Brussels-based independent commentator on EU affairs and founder of New Horizons Project, a global advisory company.
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Opinion | EU and China must abandon petty disputes to rise as global leaders

The coming EU-China summit must show that both sides are willing to genuinely cooperate on global challenges or it shouldn’t be held at all.

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‘America first’ has set traditional US partners on edge, and it’s in both regions’ interests to keep Washington engaged. Both, however, also need deeper bilateral ties, and to work towards a new, unprecedentedly large trade bloc.

From China’s belt and road to India’s Asia-Africa growth corridor, there is wasteful duplication and rising geopolitical tension. Let the EU unite nations under a connectivity code of conduct, expand a common umbrella of finance and set up a forum for the private sector and civil society to talk about connectivity.

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