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EU’s Proposed Tariffs on Steel to Address Excess Capacity and Enable Decarbonization Could Worsen Trade Tensions
The European Commission released a proposed regulation on Oct. 7 that would replace the EU's existing "safeguard" duties on imported steel products set to expire in June 2026.
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‘The Return of the Energy Weapon’
Energy has long been used as a weapon. The United Kingdom blocked oil exports to Germany during World War I. Hitler’s fall was due in part to losing...
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October 27, 2025
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Rapid Response: Unpacking Recent Sanctions on Russian Oil
On October 22, the United States Department of the Treasury announced the imposition of sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, as a penalty for...
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Biography
Grégoire Roos currently serves as the Director for Europe and Russia at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), where he is responsible to advance the Institute’s research and strategic partnerships on European industrial competitiveness, security and defense as well as the security and economic implications of Russia´s invasion of Ukraine and geopolitical shifts around Russia and its neighbors. Prior to joining Chatham House, Mr. Roos was the Head of Political Dialogue & Policy Innovation at the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt, overseeing the portfolio on the geopolitics of energy and climate action.
Mr. Roos sits on the Steering Group for Green Trade of the World Economic Forum and is a member of the Forum´s High-Level Group on European Strategic Interdependence. Mr. Roos is also a David Rockefeller Fellow of the Trilateral Commission as well as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Delphi Economic Forum.