Countering the Weaponization of Economic Interdependence

A new data-driven research study that explains how a collective resilience strategy can work to deter economic coercion

With the rise of geopolitical rivalry and tension, weaponization of interdependence has emerged as a new policy tool states exercise against others. The Korea Chair undertakes one of the first comprehensive studies of China’s weaponization of economic interdependence, affecting at least 18 countries and over 300 private companies. The project explains why economic coercion, practiced by any state, is detrimental to the liberal international order. It derives different measures to counter these forms of non-market coercion, combining traditional deterrence theory and economic interdependence theory with new and original data on trade dependencies in Asia and Europe. This project will result in a book monograph to be completed in 2025.

This project is made possible with general support from CSIS and the Smith Richardson Foundation.

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