Project on Trade and Technology

The Project on Trade and Technology conducts original research on export controls, investment screening, economic statecraft, and technology alliances

Definitions of national security and economic security are increasingly concentric, resulting in profound changes to how the United States engages with the world. In tandem, issues like technology competition and export controls are playing an increasingly prominent role in foreign affairs, moving to the forefront of geopolitics. The Project on Trade and Technology researches these shifts and crafts policy roadmaps to enable the United States and its allies to capitalize on these seismic changes. Specific topics include:

  • Export Controls, Outbound Investment Screening, and other Trade Tools
  • Multilateral export control regimes
  • The Geopolitics of Trade and Technology
  • Allied Economic Engagement
  • Technology Alliances and Great Power Competition
  • Semiconductor Supply Chains
  • Emerging and Disruptive Technologies such as AI, Quantum Technology, and Biotechnology

As the world shifts towards an increasingly multipolar reality, crafting the right policies can better position the United States to capitalize on these changes, enhancing its national and economic security, while future-proofing its technology alliances.

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Toward a U.S. Economic Security Strategy

This report evaluates the U.S. approach to economic security, laying out recommendations for how the U.S. government, together with key allies and partners, can advance a more cohesive economic security strategy, focused on reimagining international economic engagement.

Report by Emily Benson, Catharine Mouradian, and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — July 9, 2024

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Evaluating Chip Overcapacity and the Transatlantic Trade Tool Kit

A topic of growing prominence in the transatlantic policymaking arena is to what extent Chinese overcapacity of legacy (“mainstream”) chips is or will become a problem and, if it is a problem, what to do about it.

Commentary by Emily Benson, Catharine Mouradian, and Pau Alvarez-Aragones — April 5, 2024

Previewing the Italian G7 Presidency

A new commentary from the Project on Trade and Technology provides a look into the planned agenda of the Italian G7 and argues for a larger focus on economic security.

Commentary by Emily Benson, Catharine Mouradian, and Pau Alvarez-Aragones — February 20, 2024

The Transatlantic Economic Security Agenda

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted an event on economic security with Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis and Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager of the European Commission.

Transcript — January 31, 2024

The European Union’s Economic Security Strategy Update

A new commentary from the Project on Trade and Technology and the CSIS Europe Program evaluates the updated European Economic Security Strategy.

Commentary by Emily Benson, Federico Steinberg, and Pau Alvarez-Aragones — January 26, 2024