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
Asset targeting fills Russia's elite with fear.
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October 12, 2020
Open Letters
We need politics, not more open letters.
August 25, 2020
See No Evil
Ukraine’s approach to Belarus is pragmatic. Some yearn for principles.
August 25, 2020
Wrong Map
Thierry Breton is wrong about Belarus — and about Europe.
April 24, 2020
Oildorado Springs a Leak
Russia in the COVID-19 era.
March 19, 2020
Going Viral
Chinese and Russian Disinfo Ops Compared and Contrasted
March 7, 2019
Nord Stream 2: Myth vs. Fact
Five Nord Stream 2 arguments that are demonstrably false.
September 4, 2018
A Cure For Chaos
It is not Russia that is strong; it is the West that is weak.
April 16, 2018
Improving Sanctions
Hit the Russian elite’s assets abroad, increasing the pressure on Vladimir Putin, who will then stop menacing Russia’s neighbors and abusing his subjects’ human rights. That is the theory behind the West’s policy towards the Kremlin—which I support. But beware of wishful thinking.