A question came up last week at the International Studies Association (ISA) conference in San Francisco about how U.S.-China economic interdependence relates to maritime security. Through a bit of ...

The security thinking that’s now captured Washington calls on allies and partners everywhere ‘to reinforce, renovate and buttress a world order that favours freedom’. The US Indo-Pacific strategy is ...

The Cold War-style weaponization of supply bottlenecks—from the Strait of Hormuz to rare-earth clamps—is forcing countries to rework their strategies in favour of self-sufficiency as geopolitics makes ...

Interest in economic security has proliferated in recent years, not just in the United States but also in Asia, Europe, and beyond. Building on an assessment of shared concerns about the risks of ...

When President Donald Trump signed an executive order in May banning US companies from trading information and communications technology with foreign businesses deemed a national security risk, it ...

Economic interdependence in the Asia-Pacific and beyond has facilitated China’s use of economic statecraft – the manipulation of trade or investment ties for political purposes. Beijing has become ...

To the editor: One of the key messages from science fiction writer Isaac Asimov’s "Foundation" series was that economic interdependence, in this case among galactic civilizations, prevented wars and ...

IN 2026, the Philippines will chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) under the banner “Navigating Our Future, Together.” It is an appealing slogan, but also a risky one. Because ...

From trade barriers to financial sanctions, it’s increasingly common to see economic interdependence deployed for political goals. The United States uses its control of global financial networks to ...