Autarky and Openness — Reflections on the Optimal Balance of an Open Economy by Thieß Petersen, Marcus Wortmann

“…Abstract Following a surge in globalisation in the wake of the fall of the Iron Curtain and China joining the WTO, the international division of labour has been increasingly characterised by protectionist tendencies in recent years. Negative labour market effects for individual sectors as well as the disruptions of cross-border supply chain relations during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war have strengthened the desire in parts of the population to reduce export- and, even more so, import-dependency. …”
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The Transatlantic Trade Conflict and the German Economy: It Matters how Long It Takes by Sebastian Dullien, Sabine Stephan, Thomas Theobald

“…Against the background of the dramatic slump in consumer demand for automobiles, US President Donald Trump might revive his protectionist idea of tariffs on cars and car parts from the EU, escalating the transatlantic trade conflict. …”
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"LETTER TO THE KING" BY JULES DESTRY: FROM SEPARATISM TO UNITARISM IN BELGIUM by E. V. Ermakova

“…Contradictions between the regions of Belgium - Wallonia and Flanders - have a long history associated with uneven political, economic and cultural development of the territories, which in 1830 became parts of an independent state, the Kingdom of Belgium. …”
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Gastronomy vs gastro-anomie? Japan’s foodscape by А. V. Malov, S. V. Chugrov

“…In the theoretical and methodological part of the work, the authors deconstruct the term “foodscape,” identify the epistemological foundations and the conceptual roots of the concept. …”
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The Origin of the Large-Scale Industry in Klaipėda's Region in the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century by Julius Žukas

“…However, those opportunities were constricted because of the rivalry with Königsberg, which was the center of East Prussia, and the protectionist politics of the Russian Empire. The Russian governance was developing Liepāja (Libau) port in the latter part of the 19th century, thus nurturing another strong contestant to Klaipėda. …”
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