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The "Brussels effect" in a fragmenting world

What Now, Europe?··14 November 2025·44 min

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In 2012, Anu Bradford coined the expression "Brussels effect," echoing earlier intra-US references to a similar "California effect"—namely that the global significance of the European market allowed the European Union to shape market regulations worldwide. Is this concept still relevant in a world that appears to have entered a phase of fragmentation?