Convener(s): Kristi Govella
This conference brings together leading experts on economic security and economic statecraft to share views on how debates and policies on these issues are evolving in different regions of the world. Over the past decade, economic relations have become highly politicized—and in some cases, securitized—due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the rise of economic coercion, and the return of trade war. Governments have become acutely aware of the vulnerabilities associated with interdependence and attempted to bolster their economic resilience through both domestic measures and international cooperation. At the same time, many governments have also attempted to wield economic statecraft, both as “sticks” to punish other countries through sanctions, tariffs, and export controls, as well as “carrots” to entice cooperation through promises of aid, trade, and investment. However, despite increasing academic debate and policymaking related to economic security and economic statecraft, there is no agreement about the definitions of these terms and little consideration of how they relate to one another. Therefore, the time is ripe for deeper discussion of these issues and consideration of what insights might be drawn from the Japanese, European, and American experiences, as well as how these countries might more effectively work together. Speakers include Abraham Newman (Georgetown University), Akira Igata (University of Tokyo), Michael Beeman (UC San Diego), Keisuke Iida (University of Tokyo), William Norris (Texas A&M University), Kristi Govella (University of Oxford), Shino Watanable (Sophia University), Hugh Whittaker (University of Oxford), Douglas Fuller (Copenhagen Business School), Robyn Klingler-Vidra (King’s College London), Aya Adachi (German Council on Foreign Relations), Jiakun Jack Zhang (University of Kansas), and Mariko Togashi (Institute of Geoeconomics). A more detailed agenda and registration information will be available closer to the date of the event.
