Category: Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
24 Articles
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
The Manila Connection: Rethinking U.S. Engagement in the Indo-Pacific through the Philippines
Tensions in the South China Sea have reached new heights. Recent incidents, such as the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Coast Guard’s ramming tactics and…
July 18, 2025
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
Powering the Future: Striking Deals to Secure Critical Mineral Supply Chains
Despite an administration change at the beginning of the year, key U.S. defense priorities have remained the same. Among these priorities is the revitalization of the U.S.…
June 25, 2025
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
- The Americas
Protecting Antarctica: Why Latin America Matters in U.S. Polar Strategy
The current Antarctic governance lacks sufficient enforcement mechanisms to prevent violations amid growing geopolitical and economic interests on the continent. While scientific…
March 28, 2025
- Europe & Central Asia
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
A Dragon Lurking in the Black Sea: Does The United States Have A Counteroffer to the PRC’s Strategic Toolbox?
Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has transformed the Black Sea region from a power vacuum into a theater of war. While Ukraine inflicted substantial …
November 22, 2024
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
“Friend-Shoring:” A Collaborative Industrial Strategy to Solve Geostrategic Challenges
On July 11, the White House announced the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE Pact), a trilateral partnership between the United States, Canada, and Finland to…
November 18, 2024
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
The Loss of Indispensable Consolations: The Rise of Protectionism and Its Role in Global Conflicts
History has shown that shifts from free-market trade and pressures from protectionist policies correspond with periods of tension. Post-World War I economic sanctions fueled…
November 8, 2024
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
- The Arctic
The Arctic Trilemma: Why The United States Must Compete for the Transpolar Sea Route
Maritime trade channels essential for America’s globalized economy lie in the crossfire of security threats. Examples abound: in the Middle East, Iran has seized ships…
October 5, 2024
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
Blister in the Sun: Pursuing Climate Goals in a Chinese-Dominated Solar Industry
After her bilateral summit with China in April 2024, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen returned home reporting an agenda that spanned critical topics across the economic…
June 4, 2024
- Europe & Central Asia
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
No Pain, No Grain: Ukraine’s Export Crisis Isn’t Over Yet
The Ukrainian “grain crisis” is not over, despite tremendous successes in increasing Ukrainian seaborne exports since the Russian military invaded Ukraine in 2022. Ukrainian…
May 4, 2024
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
A New Turn for BRI in South Asia?
Fall 2023 marked the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, first announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazakhstan in 2013. The BRI consists of a series…
January 23, 2024