Economic security is now inseparable from national security. Supply chains, finance, and critical inputs have become tools of economic statecraft. Authoritarian powers use them to gain leverage over open economies. This hub examines that contest. Sanctions and their enforcement are a central theme. Export controls now shape access to advanced technology. So does the fight over critical minerals and the chips they enable. It tracks how Russia’s economy adapts under sanctions. It follows how China builds alternatives, such as its own payment system. Supply chain security has become a test of resilience for the West. The United States and Europe want to cut risky dependencies without breaking the global economy. Fellows and analysts offer practical policy on export controls, critical minerals, and supply chain security. They weigh decoupling, friend-shoring, and smarter sanctions. Explore expert analysis on the economic statecraft shaping transatlantic security and economic security.
Economic Security
The Kremlin has done everything possible to seal off Russian citizens from independent news media, and it’s failing.
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April 7, 2022
Triumphant Orbán Thumbs his Nose at the West
Hungary’s premier won a crushing victory in the April 3 election, registering a two-thirds (and therefore constitution-changing) parliamentary majority.
April 7, 2022
Shell Games
Seize Kremlin cronies’ cash to rebuild Ukraine
April 4, 2022
Escape Room
As reality bites, the Russian leader’s only options are bad ones
April 1, 2022
Twitter in a Time of War: Russia Sanctions Should Include Social Media
The United States and Europe have banned banks, energy companies, and others from trading with Russia. They should now take the logical next steps and ban Russian officials and oligarchs from Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
March 28, 2022
Rattled Russia Re-Embraces the Command Economy
Faced with the brutal economic consequences of its war of choice, the Kremlin is falling back on old-style communist-era policies.
March 28, 2022
Beating Putin With Wind and Nuclear Power
By invading Ukraine, the Kremlin has jolted Europeans into an energy U-turn. But Russian energy will keep flowing, at least for now.
March 25, 2022
Putin’s Illiberal Pals Are Down but not Out
Russia’s war on Ukraine is changing European politics. But it would be complacent to think that the war will do away with pro-Putin illiberals.
March 22, 2022
Oil Sanctions Against Russia Are a Must
Sometimes sanctions hurt the West as well as the targeted regime, but that cannot be a reason to hesitate.
March 7, 2022
Emptying the Kremlin’s Energy Piggy Bank
To elevate pressure on the Putin regime, a coordinated approach is needed to fast-track sectoral sanctions on the Russian oil and gas sector.