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
Russia’s war on Ukraine is likely to be a long-lasting conflict. The Western left should drop narratives that risk fragmenting Western resolve.
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December 16, 2021
Energy Boost
We must ensure that oil is never used as a weapon against the United States or its allies. It is time to think outside of the box
December 16, 2021
Nord Stream 2: The Ghosts of December
For the third consecutive December, US lawmakers will need to pay careful attention to the details as they work to agree on decisive sanctions to stop the Kremlin’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
December 12, 2021
Putin’s Energy Weapons
Along with the technical and energy security considerations that Balmaceda presents along the journey, she also presents essential historiographical accounts.
December 6, 2021
Knotted Silk
Mainland China’s overreaction shows Lithuania’s Taiwan gambit is working
November 23, 2021
How to Survive Winter, Confound Putin, and Save Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is engaged in a multi-pronged escalation of threats within Europe. His schemes can be defeated.
November 17, 2021
Putin Threatens a Dark, Cold European Winter
In its very legalistic way, the decision by a German regulator to suspend the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline may just be the first real evidence that the country is finally thinking strategically.
November 15, 2021
Nuclear Option for Putin’s Fossilized Russia
Russia must be weaned away from its worship of hydrocarbons. Nuclear power could provide an answer, for the Kremlin and the wider world.
October 29, 2021
What Putin Fears: Scotland Yard
Targeting Russia’s super-rich will bring down the Russian president’s house of cards.
October 25, 2021
No Time To Freeze
Europe has walked headfirst into the Russian energy trap. It’s time to break free.