Dementia Perhaps, but the State is not Dead: TTIP, CETA, and the Arctic

• Published in: Corvinus Journal of International Affairs
• Main Author: Durfee, Mary
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of International Studies, Corvinus University of Budapest 2016
• Subjects: Commerce and tourism; International economics; International relations; Arctic; Canada
• Online Access: http://unipub.lib.uni-corvinus.hu/2647/; http://unipub.lib.uni-corvinus.hu/2647/1/COJOURN_Vol1_No2_DURFEE.pdf; https://doi.org/10.14267/cojourn.2016v1n2a2

Edward Luttwak wrote about the transition from geopolitics to geoeconomics at the end of the Cold War. He argued that the state would give way to corporations, because the pressure for states to place priority on military security was soon to be attenuated. In its place states would work at “geoeconomics.” A rather happy outcome of more peace and more jobs was the likely outcome. The analysis did not anticipate the widespread dissatisfaction by many people in the EU, US, and Canada with the results of globalization that has weakened support for deeper changes in free trade and contributes to instability in these core countries. This paper evaluates Luttwak’s claims through a review of the EU’s own impact studies on the specific issues and opportunities of trade agreements for the Arctic.