{"id":19535,"date":"2026-05-19T13:36:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=19535"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:39:08","slug":"the-future-of-transatlantic-relations-rules-rights-and-the-rise-of-the-subnational-insights-from-the-industrial-heartlands","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/publication\/the-future-of-transatlantic-relations-rules-rights-and-the-rise-of-the-subnational-insights-from-the-industrial-heartlands\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Transatlantic Relations: Rules, Rights, and the Rise of the Subnational \u2013 Insights from the Industrial Heartlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p>In the final episode of our &#8220;Talking Progress&#8221; series, we push past the headlines of friction and trade disputes to uncover a resilient new framework for cooperation: subnational diplomacy. 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