Supply-chain resilience has moved from being a technical concern to the backbone of economic security. As pandemics, wars and export controls expose dangerous dependencies, Western governments are racing to map supply-chain vulnerabilities, rebuild economic resilience and rethink cooperation in an era of weaponised interdependence.

Washington’s growing intervention in corporate America signals a shift towards a more state-influenced capitalism – one that blends market power with political leverage.

Donald Trump's request for 100% tariffs on China is unlikely to gather the necessary support among European Union countries. #EuropeNews

As export controls evolve from national security tools to instruments of strategic leverage, the US–China strategic competition is entering a new, more transactional phase. The recent tit-for-tat over chip-design software and rare earths reveals a shifting geopolitical battleground defined by chokepoints, coalition-building, and the race to reduce dependencies.

Seit dem Angriff auf die Ukraine im Februar 2022 hat der Westen mehr als ein Dutzend Sanktionspakete gegen Russland verhängt. Sind Folgen im Land spürbar?

In recent years, China has been modernising its economic statecraft and offensive toolkit, with particular attention paid to its export-control strategy.

Should French carmaker Renault wish to buy back its majority stake in Russia's top carmaker Avtovaz, it would have to pay at least 112.5 billion roubles ($1.3 billion) to cover investments made since selling for only one rouble in 2022, Avtovaz said.

The U.S. and its allies have levied more than 20,000 sanctions against Russia in the three years since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Though they’ve failed to stop the Kremlin’s…

The country abounds in oil and mineral wealth, but in many cases it is hard to reach and the threat of intervention from the Kremlin casts a long shadow.

The European Union is exploring more aggressively ways to seize Russia’s frozen central bank assets as the bloc scrambles to ensure financial and military support for Ukraine amid indications the US m...

Russia could agree to using $300 billion of sovereign assets frozen in Europe for reconstruction in Ukraine but will insist that part of the money is spent on the one-fifth of the country that Moscow's forces control, three sources told Reuters.

Podcast host Meia Nouwens is joined by Dr Nigel Gould-Davies, Dr Maria Shagina and Franz-Stefan Gady to discuss the recent developments in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

Negotiations were first high-level talks on the conflict since early months of Vladimir Putin’s invasion

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today as a follow up to President Donald Trump’s conversation with...

US attorney general Pam Bondi disbanded the DOJ Task Force KleptoCapture and refocused the criminal division’s FCPA unit and AML section.

Advocates say reopening pipelines could help settlement with Moscow and cut energy costs

A chunk of Russia’s oil tanker fleet is being forced to change the flag they sail under as US and UK sanctions heap pressure on Moscow’s shipping network.

US president says Washington could impose more trade restrictions on Moscow

Royal wartime decree seen as fallback option to keep Russia’s frozen €190bn in EU if Hungary vetoes renewal of sanctions

With days until Donald Trump is sworn in, China is bracing for a trade war, aiming at industries as diverse as semiconductors, apparel and industrial plastic.

Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump are crafting a wide-ranging sanctions strategy to facilitate a Russia-Ukraine diplomatic accord in the coming months while at the same time squeezing Iran and ...

US sanctions on tankers importing Espo crude are hitting buyers in the pocket

China is marshalling its forces for long-term competition against an America that it believes is divided and in decline

The move comes after a year of political and economic drama. It leaves the future of the once-iconic American business in doubt.

A troubling series of breaches of U.S. firms and agencies could intensify friction between Washington and Beijing as Donald Trump takes office

Energy minister warns Doha ‘not bluffing’ over hefty penalties in corporate sustainability directive

Today, the Department is imposing sanctions on a number of entities previously sanctioned pursuant to the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act (PEESA), as amended, for involvement in the constructi...

Washington plans rules limiting semiconductor shipments to some countries accused of supplying Beijing.

Could the upcoming Trump U.S. administration offer an opportunity to reverse or lighten sanctions targeting the Russian LNG sector? Novatek appears to think so, dispatching a senior executive to Washi...

The Biden administration is weighing new, harsher sanctions against Russia’s lucrative oil trade, seeking to tighten the squeeze on the Kremlin’s war machine just weeks before Donald Trump returns to ...

The man worked as an engineer at the chip manufacturer. He is suspected of stealing documents and is now in custody.

The European Union is pressing the US to explore ways to mitigate US sanctions on Russia’s Gazprombank, a financial institution key for keeping Russian natural gas flowing into the bloc.

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