Economic security and geopolitical rivalry
What happens to growth, trade and livelihoods when the world becomes increasingly insecure? This research network gathers researchers who are dedicated to economic security across the entire conflict spectrum, from competition for technologies and markets to economic warfare.
The concept of economic security refers to a state of affairs under which individual countries' businesses enjoy sufficient integrity and robustness to be able to create growth and welfare in their respective societies, not least at a time when geopolitical rivalry is increasing.
Economic security and defence capabilities
In open conflict or war, economic security becomes even more important since defense capabilities and society's resilience depend on continued business activity, industrial production, trade, and a functioning civil society. The area includes, among other things, issues pertaining to economic sanctions, export controls, financial stability, fuel and food supplies, as well as robust infrastructure and resilient supply chains, and the conditions for effective economic warfare.
The study of economic security is closely related to the research field of international economic policy, but also to economic sociology, national and business economics, logistics, law, international relations and traditional political science. Individual researchers therefore use both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.