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The Anti-Coercion Instrument is a policy tool developed and utilized by the European Union to protect its member states from economic coercion, as evidenced by its role in responding to actions by China and the United States [1], [2], [3]. It serves as a defensive mechanism integrated into the EU's trade and security policy framework [4], [5], [6].

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The EU's Open Strategic Autonomy and the challenge of ... globalpolicyjournal.com Eugenia Baroncelli · Global Policy Journal 11 facts

referenceKim Olsen and Claudia Schmuker authored the article 'The EU’s New Anti-Coercion Instrument Will Be a Success if It Isn’t Used,' which was published in Internationale Politik Quarterly (Issue 1/2024) on October 1, 2024.

perspectiveKim Olsen and Claudia Schmuker argued in 'The EU’s New Anti-Coercion Instrument Will Be a Success if It Isn’t Used' (Internationale Politik Quarterly, 2024) that the effectiveness of the EU's new anti-coercion instrument is contingent on it not being utilized.

claimThe Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) serves as an insurance mechanism for the European Union against the United States' reliance on Section 301 of the 1974 US Trade Act and the shift toward national security concerns under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

accountThe Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) was designed to protect EU Member States from economic coercion, specifically following China's economic targeting of Lithuania in 2021 after Lithuania opened a Taiwanese diplomatic mission.

claimThe Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) allows the European Union to implement counter-measures against third-party infringers, pending a pro-EU adjudication by the WTO Appellate Body, and covers services and intellectual property rights (IPRs) not currently included under WTO regulations.

claimThe Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI)-cum-Trade Enforcement Mechanism represent exceptions to the EU's defensive mercantilism, demonstrating potential for leadership in greening trade regulations and setting deterrence standards against economic coercion.

claimThe Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI), combined with the EU Revised Trade Enforcement Regulation, is a defensive tool at the intersection of trade and security policy, described by some as the EU's "secret weapon" or "big bazooka."

claimFollowing the threat of punitive tariffs by the United States in 2025, the European Union has referred to the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) as a potential response tool.

claimIn 2025, the EU identified the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) as a potential response tool to the threat of punitive tariffs from the United States (Politico 2025).

claimThe European Union's Open Strategic Autonomy (OSA) measures are categorized into "new tools" (EU Chips Act, Carbon Border Adjustment Measure, Critical Raw Materials Act, Net-Zero Industry Act) and "traditional" trade and industrial policy tools (FDI-Screening Mechanism, New Export Control Regime, Foreign Subsidies Regulation, Single Market Emergency Instrument, and the Anti-Coercion Instrument).

European Union | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com Springer 3 facts

claimThe European Union's Anti-Coercion Instrument represents a shift where foreign policy objectives are increasingly integrated into trade policy, according to Freudlsperger and Meunier.

claimC. H. Wu evaluates the legality and effectiveness of the European Union's proposed anti-coercion instrument in a 2023 article in the Journal of World Trade.

claimK. Olsthoorn questioned whether the European Union's anti-coercion instrument represents a return to unlawful unilateral trade countermeasures in a 2024 legal analysis.

The European quest for autonomy at a time of shifting paradigms tepsa.eu TEPSA 2 facts

perspectiveThe European Union maintains that it should utilize autonomous trade measures, such as the Anti-Coercion Instrument, to protect against predatory behavior by other global players.

perspectiveThe European Union maintains that it should not be held hostage to predatory behavior by other global players and should utilize autonomous measures, such as the Anti-Coercion Instrument, when necessary.

Quest for Strategic Autonomy? Europe Grapples with the US - China ... realinstitutoelcano.org Real Instituto Elcano 1 fact

claimChina's coercive economic measures against Lithuania between 2021 and 2022 accelerated the European Union's adoption of the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI).