
Federico Steinberg is visiting fellow with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. He is a senior analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute, lecturer in political economy at Madrid’s Universidad Autónoma, and special adviser to the high representative for foreign and security policy and vice president of the European Commission Josep Borrell. He holds a PhD in economics from the Universidad Autónoma, an MSc in politics of the world economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a master of international affairs from Columbia University. He has been a consultant for the World Bank in Washington, D.C., Ghana, and Bolivia and has worked at the Executive Office of the Secretary General at the UN headquarters in New York. He is also a frequent contributor to the Spanish and international media and has been invited to deliver speeches in more than 10 countries. Steinberg is an expert in international political economy with a strong background and interest in international trade, finance, development, and European economic and monetary integration. His research covers a broad spectrum, and he has published in English and Spanish on topics such as the new dynamics of international trade and the rise of protectionism, various aspects of global economic governance, the eurozone crisis, Brexit, the new global geoeconomic balance of power, and the roots of the backlash against globalization and the liberal world order.
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G7 Hiroshima Summit Outcomes
Critical Questions by Hannah Grothusen , Matthew P. Goodman , Christopher B. Johnstone , and Federico Steinberg — May 23, 2023
The Neo-mercantilist Moment
Commentary by Federico Steinberg — May 5, 2023
The Next Steps in EU Economic Integration
Commentary by Federico Steinberg — April 25, 2023
The Windsor Framework: A Good Step toward a Healthy EU-UK Relationship
Commentary by Enrique Feás and Federico Steinberg — March 10, 2023
Analyzing the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Brief by Emily Benson , Joseph Majkut , William Alan Reinsch , and Federico Steinberg — February 17, 2023
South America’s ‘Common Currency’ Is Actually about De-dollarization
Commentary by Federico Steinberg and Miguel Otero-Iglesias — February 14, 2023
A Resilient European Economy
Commentary by Federico Steinberg — January 20, 2023