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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 23h

And here's a great @politico.com explainer on how this potential merger is intertwined with Catalan politics, centralization, and a competing vision of capital access for SMEs vs more competitive 🇪🇺 banking via mergers www.politico.eu/article/bank...

‘The insatiable dragon is here’: How a banking deal fired up Catalan politics

Catalans don’t want local banking champion Banc Sabadell to be acquired by Madrid-based BBVA, creating a headache for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

www.politico.eu

Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 23h

Today is the day for Sabadell investors to decide whether to sell their shares to BBVA, after Zurich Insurance Group rejected the offer earlier this week #SpanishBanksWatch
elpais.com/economia/202...

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 1d

See a great example of this growing strand of poli sci research from @mcopelov.bsky.social and Wagner, as just one example: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The Information Economy: Media Usage, Political Talk Networks, and Public Attitudes Toward Inflation, Unemployment, and Recession

We seek to understand how individuals' views on the economy are influenced by the information they are exposed to through media usage and political talk network

papers.ssrn.com

Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 1d

Important point from Megan Greene in the @financialtimes.com
today that backward-looking inflation expectations leads to higher and persistent inflation. Particularly in light of poli sci research that consumers are highly responsive to media framing www.ft.com/content/c774...

Central banks need to learn lessons about supply shocks

We now know that the inflation that often follows can be persistent rather than transitory

www.ft.com

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 3d

Ciao for now ✌🏻🇮🇹🇪🇺

Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 4d

I realize this is a very niche feeling that few (if any) others experience

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 4d

That feeling when you finally have all the German post-war data you need ☺️☺️☺️

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 5d

A fantastic and insightful Sunday read from @bennsteil.bsky.social www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Reading Schmitt in Beijing

How China’s rise provoked America’s illiberal turn.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Simone Cremaschi @simonecremaschi.bsky.social · 6d

Looking forward to visiting @ipp-csic.bsky.social and presenting joint work with @siennanordquist.bsky.social @mattiacecchi2000.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social!

Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos @ipp-csic.bsky.social · 7d

El próximo miércoles recibimos a Simone Cremaschi (@simonecremaschi.bsky.social) de la Bocconi University.

👉 Acceso libre hasta completar aforo.

Vente al @cchscsic.bsky.social, tómate un café ☕ y escucha, comparte e intercambia ideas con otros investigadores y estudiantes.

¡Te esperamos!

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 6d

Even if this album isn’t my favorite 😕. Although the plot twist in Ruin the Friendship really got me!

Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 8d

And/or, they think not having a protectionist trade policy is what got the Democrats to this current moment

Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 8d

Ex-Biden officials who were present were defending the tariffs policy...seems at the top of the party, at least, they've bought into this as a wise economics and security strategy

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 8d

8) Expect the euro 💶 to have a higher position as an international reserve currency, but only at the margins and as the 💵 falls. /ENDS

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 8d

7) US tariffs policy has become bipartisan. Even if the Democrats win the congressionals in 2026 or the presidency in 2028, don't expect trade policy to reorient back to where it was.

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 8d

6) The EU does not have a plan to address the new US trade policy beyond hoping that it becomes more "stable" and "consistent." As several US officials noted, chaos and instability *are* the new US trade policy. Europe needs a creative strategy and fast.

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 8d

5) Unsustainable public debts and the domestic politics of addressing them are standing between Europe and the 5% defense spending target.

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 8d

3) The Trump admin called out the Orbán, Fico, and Erdoğan governments publicly for their reliance on Russian energy. "MAGA International" might be showing its cracks. 4) The term "friendshoring" is going to have a new meaning as alliances are reshaped.

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 8d

Key takeaways: 1) The US remains committed to Art. 5 of NATO; 2) Team Trump/Vance are coming for the heart of the EU next: its capacity as a regulatory state. Defenders of CBAM, European digital services regulations, and corporate governance supervision should plan accordingly.

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks Josh Lipsky & the Atlantic Council team for the very kind VIP invitation and for thoughtfully hosting discussions on trade, security, and sanctions. I brought my energy as an American living in & studying the 🇪🇺, who deeply respects the EU, to the sidelines of the high-level conversations.

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 8d

It was a privilege to be the one and only representative of European academia at the Transatlantic Forum in Brussels 🇧🇪 earlier this week with senior US, UK, and EU officials. My main takeaways below in a thread, after some thanks to the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social team 🙏

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 9d

Brussel/Bruxelles 🇧🇪 — September/Septembre 2025

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 12d

And some modern art from the port that will be going in my trade policy slides!

(Eric de Ville)

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 12d

Oostvende 🇧🇪 — September 2025

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Sienna Nordquist @siennanordquist.bsky.social · 12d

Brugge 🇧🇪 — September 2025

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Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you to all who joined us in Cologne this week for the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy! A fantastic line-up of speakers and participants, thoughtful discussions and global perspectives. Huge thanks to organizers @palmapolyak.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social!

Pauline Kohlhase speaking in a group setting

Audience member speaking at a panel session

participant speaking in group discussion

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