Category: Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
28 Articles
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
Subduing the Enemy Without Fighting: Sanctions and the Limits of Financial Network Power
The power of modern sanctions rests on the uneven structure of global financial networks. A small number of states sit at the financial and technological nexus of the global…
May 6, 2026
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
No One Waits for Washington: Huawei, Development Timelines, and State Priorities in Kenya and Ethiopia
Kenya and Ethiopia’s continued contracting with Huawei leaves little ambiguity: development pressures, not great-power rivalry, drive African telecommunications procurement.…
December 24, 2025
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
The United States’ Risky Gamble on Balochistan’s Critical Minerals
The United States and the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) global competition over critical mineral supply chains has arrived in a new destination: Balochistan, Pakistan.…
November 23, 2025
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
Off the Radar: The Success of Russia’s Maritime Sanctions Evasion Network
The global sanctions regime now faces an unprecedented test: Russia’s maritime evasion network. While other adversarial states such as Iran and North Korea employ complex…
October 27, 2025
- 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