http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20210327-064934-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/a-shot-in-the-arm-or-a-shot-in-the-foot/ A Shot in the Arm or a Shot in the Foot? Peretz, George eng 2021-03-26 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Astra Zeneca brexit Coronavirus vaccination Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The European Commission’s proposal to impose what was referred to as an “export ban” on exports of COVID-19 vaccines has generated considerable political and social media comment, particularly from the United Kingdom. The measure is (probably) lawful as a matter of international law and is certainly not a breach of the rule of law. But that does not mean that it is wise. Using the EU’s power in this way is a bit like pulling a brick from the tower in the well-known game of Jenga: the risk is that what is already a somewhat rickety tower (the rules-based trading order) will wobble yet further.  More immediately, the risk of vaccine nationalism is that other states will retaliate in a negative-sum game.