The European Union’s trade policy as an instrument of economic security

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dc.contributor.authorAnatolii O. Zadoia
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-04T13:44:11Z
dc.date.available2025-12-04T13:44:11Z
dc.date.issued2025-11-03
dc.description.abstractThis article explores the transformation of the European Union’s trade policy in the context of mounting global economic and security challenges. In recent years, the EU has increasingly linked its external trade instruments with broader goals of economic security, industrial sovereignty, and geopolitical influence. The analysis focuses on how trade policy has evolved from a liberal, multilateral orientation towards a more strategic, defensive, and selective approach. Special attention is paid to the development and implementation of trade regulatory instruments such as anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures, investment screening, export controls on dual-use goods, and the newly introduced Anti-Coercion Instrument. These tools serve to protect strategic sectors—including critical technologies, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing—from unfair foreign practices and from overreliance on third-country suppliers. The article further examines the EU’s efforts to reduce critical dependencies by diversifying its trade and investment partnerships through free trade agreements (FTAs), strategic raw materials cooperation, and connectivity initiatives such as the Global Gateway. The notion of “open strategic autonomy” is analyzed as a conceptual framework that seeks to reconcile the EU’s commitment to open markets with the need to protect vital interests and build resilience in the face of geo-economic disruptions. The study highlights four priority areas of EU trade policy adaptation: expanding rulesbased trade with like-minded countries, ensuring security of supply for essential goods and technologies, strengthening domestic and European value chains, and using trade instruments to promote sustainability and digital transformation. These priorities are contextualized within the broader debate on the EU’s capacity to act as a geoeconomic power amid rising protectionism and strategic competition between major global actors. Ultimately, the article argues that trade policy is becoming an essential pillar of the EU’s economic security strategy. By embedding economic resilience, regulatory sovereignty, and political unity into its external trade framework, the EU aims to reinforce its global position while safeguarding internal cohesion in an increasingly unstable international environment.
dc.identifier.issn3041-2153 (print)
dc.identifier.issn3041-2161 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.duan.edu.ua/handle/123456789/6413
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAlfred Nobel University
dc.subjectEuropean Union
dc.subjecteconomic security
dc.subjecttrade policy
dc.subjectstrategic autonomy
dc.subjectprotection instruments
dc.subjectgeo-economics
dc.subjectcritical supply chains
dc.subjectЄвропейський Союз
dc.subjectекономічна безпека
dc.subjectторговельна політика
dc.subjectстратегічна автономія
dc.subjectінструменти захисту
dc.subjectгеоекономіка
dc.subjectкритичні ланцюги поставок
dc.titleThe European Union’s trade policy as an instrument of economic security
dc.title.alternativeТоргівельна політика Європейського Союзу як інструмент економічної безпеки
dc.typeArticle

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