Peter Chase
Visiting Senior FellowPeter Chase joined GMF’s Brussels office in September 2010 as a non-resident fellow and became a resident senior fellow in May 2016. His work focuses on the transatlantic economy with particular attention to trade and investment, digital and energy policies, and the EU’s economic relations with third countries.
Chase served as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce vice president for Europe from 2010-16; prior to this he was a U.S. diplomat with postings as minister-counselor for economic affairs in the U.S. Mission to the European Union, director of the State Department's office of EU affairs, chief of staff to the under secretary of economic affairs, and counselor and minister-counselor for economic affairs in the U.S. Embassy in London.
Media Mentions
Trump's biggest poker: What is the US president risking politically and economically?
Trump’s protectionism threatens trade war with Europe — and poses risks for both sides of the Atlantic
Peter Chase, CSMonitor, How Europe’s data law could make the internet less toxic
Featured Work
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June 24, 2024
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January 29, 2024
The European Parliament elections in 2024 will shape the EU's political direction over the next five years and, therefore, constitute a defining...
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November 8, 2021
World leaders meeting in Glasgow to fight global warming need to save the Paris Agreement from itself. ...
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September 28, 2021
The Trade and Technology Council (TTC) that meets for the first time in Pittsburgh tomorrow presents a real opportunity for the European Union and the...
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September 3, 2021
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February 9, 2021
Joe Biden’s election as President of the United States presents an opportunity to renew the transatlantic relationship, and particularly the...
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January 29, 2021
One of the most serious challenges President Joe Biden faces is China’s growing military power and the technologies behind that....
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November 3, 2020
Noah Barkin and Peter Chase join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss prospects for greater U.S.-Europe cooperation on China under the...
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October 21, 2020
The European Union can contribute a lot in addressing the ‘China challenge’, argues Peter Chase. The United States should seize the opportunity to...
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October 19, 2020
This is part of our series on the policy implications of the 2020 U.S. presidential election for U.S....
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September 15, 2020
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September 14, 2020
Earlier today, Chinese president Xi Jinping met virtually with Germany’s Angela Merkel, European Council President Charles Michel, and European...
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August 17, 2020
For ’tis the sport to have the enginer
Hoist with his own petard; and ’t shall go hardz
Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 3 Scene 4...
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March 30, 2020
The long-term consequences of the coronavirus pandemic now sweeping the globe are unknown, but one probable outcome is the accelerated digitalization...
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January 15, 2020
EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan is in Washington this week for the first time in his new role—although he had visited a number of times in his...
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August 22, 2019
A Meeting of the not very Like-Minded G7
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May 7, 2019
Editor's Note: On May 7, Peter Chase, senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, delivered testimony in front of the U.S....
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May 6, 2019
Digitalization is transforming the energy sector in Europe and the United States, with major implications for energy security, climate change,...
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April 18, 2019
When Chancellor Merkel visited President Bush during the first week of Germany’s six-month presidency of the European Union in January 2007, she ...
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January 22, 2019
BRUSSELS — "This year could be quite turbulent for the EU-U.S. relations if the auto issue becomes an area of dispute," former U.S. diplomat and...
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November 30, 2018
The media focus in recent days on whether President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin will meet one-on-one at the G-20 summit has somewhat...
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November 21, 2018
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July 11, 2018
Editor's note: Just prior to the NATO Summit, Kristina Zelenyuk, a reporter for Segodnya, a Russian-language newspaper in Kiev, sat down with GMF...
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July 8, 2018
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June 4, 2018
President Trump’s decision to use “national security” as an excuse to levy harsh tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from allies such as Canada,...
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May 11, 2018
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — the most comprehensive regulation on the protection of personal data that currently...
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March 16, 2018
President Trump’s March 8 decision to levy punitive tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum was not a surprise, but is ill-advised. To the extent it...
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January 25, 2018
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December 18, 2017
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union moved to a new stage on Friday, when the leaders of the other 27 EU member states accepted...
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November 6, 2017
The European Commission on October 18 affirmed that the U.S.–EU Privacy Shiel...
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September 19, 2017
The annual review of the EU–U.S. Privacy Shield — the key mechanism for the transfer of personal data between the United States and Europe — begins...
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August 24, 2017
The United Kingdom’s decision to abrogate its treaty relationship with the 27 other countries in the European Union is one of the most significant...
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August 23, 2017
The Dilemma, and the Solution
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April 12, 2017
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February 20, 2017
U.S. Vice President Michael Pence’s February 20 visit to the European Union institutions in Brussels is an opportunity to strengthen the U.S.–EU...
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January 17, 2017
A shorter version of this blog appeared on Borderlex....
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September 12, 2016
The internet has created a new global nervous system affecting all aspects of European society, politics and business; this will accelerate as we...
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July 12, 2016
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