On 19 August 2024, major Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings announced that it had received a buyout proposal from Alimentation Couche-Tard, a leading Canadian retail chain. If approved, this ...

During the Donald Trump and Joe Biden administrations, U.S. policy to promote economic security has embraced defensive measures, such as tightening sanctions and export controls, scrutinizing foreign ...

Economic security has been hitting the headlines in recent years, with the catchcry that “economic security is national security” underpinning many countries’ view of the world today. While there is ...

Japan's economy ministry will ask companies to strengthen measures against risks related to economic security, such as supply chain disruptions and technology leakage, according to draft guidelines ...

Recognizing that uncertainty will persist, countries have begun incorporating provisions akin to “supply chain security clauses” into their FTAs to avoid disruptions in the supply of critical goods.

The rise of economic security policies in reaction to an increasingly volatile international environment, driven by the weaponisation of trade, has led to countries implementing costly measures that ...

The presidential election sent a powerful message to politicians across New York and the nation: while the economy may look strong on paper, for millions of Americans, it feels anything but. This ...

U.S.-China relations appear to be changing dramatically. A decade ago, U.S. policy toward China was premised on the assumption that continued engagement would lead China to act responsibly as a member ...

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi , on her first visit to India since becoming PM, arrived with a high-powered business delegation ...

For most of the postwar period, U.S. international economic policy was primarily aimed at seizing opportunities: opening global markets, promoting growth, improving efficiency. Today, it is largely ...