Geopolitics

Use the financial system to enforce export controls on Russia

Prohibition of Western tech exports to Russia is not working; rapid measures are needed to tighten up

EU-China relation and de-risking global decarbonisation

South Korea's rollercoaster relations with China offer lessons for Europe

South Korea's semiconductor strategy

Economic ties are being reshaped by the semiconductor industry's evolution

What to do with frozen Russian assets

How could the EU help further fund Ukraine two years into the war?

Indonesia’s post-election balancing act

Indonesia must reconcile its aim to be a leading Asian power with its current over-reliance on China

European Commission predicts skyrocketing demand for critical raw materials

Two years later

US and UK strikes in Yemen: implications for global energy markets

While trade disruptions arising from the conflict in the Red Sea are so far minimal, a further regional escalation could impact global energy prices.

Taiwan’s future economic direction hinges on the election outcome

Depending who wins Taiwan’s 13 January election, the island could swing towards closer relations with China, or entrench decoupling from China.

Why the European Union-China summit is bound to disappoint

The European Union is increasingly disappointed with China over trade.

Israel-Hamas war: implications for gas markets

The conflict has already cut gas supplies to Israel and could start to have wider impacts by weighing on exports

How might China hit back over the EU’s electric vehicle anti-subsidy investigation?

China’s silence towards the European Union’s electric vehicle probe could mean that a more harmful retaliation is on its way

Israel-Hamas war: implications for the global oil market

Fears of Iranian involvement in the Hamas attack could destabilise the global oil market