Dr Robert Basedow is an Associate Professor in International Political Economy. His research focuses on international trade and investment policy, international dispute settlement mechanisms and regulatory cooperation. Prior to joining the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳, he was an official at the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, worked as consultant for the European Institutions, the German government and was a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence.