In just a few short months, the new government administration in the United States has thrown the world order into disarray. A potential global trade war, new global value chain configurations and shifting security alliances are reshaping geopolitics. Given the current uncertainty, access to...

This paper studies how innovation reacts to foreign political risk and shapes its economic consequences. In a model with foreign political shocks that can disrupt the supply of foreign inputs, we show that greater political risk abroad increases domestic innovation, thereby lowering reliance on...

Recently researchers performed empirical economic studies to investigate how geopolitical risk impacts diverse economic sectors. We take a fresh perspective by exploring whether advancements in the U.S. IT sector can account for fluctuations in China's geopolitical risk. The conflict between...

"This book explores the complex relationship between technology, sustainable development, and the evolving geopolitical landscape. As the world grapples with rapid technological advancements, it is imperative to understand how these developments can be harnessed to foster sustainable innovation...

The European Union is portrayed as a realm of international cooperation and coordination, of convergence and cohesion (via freedoms of movement and common policies), retaining ingrained traits such as member states geopolitical competition (with national interests on collision courses,...

Patents are territorial instruments of exclusion structurally analogous to a protectionist trade barrier -- not affirmative rights or knowledge that can be treated as simple economic inputs. Digital technology has posed problems because of the vast number of patents, their presence in global...

Introduction: Beneath the U.S.-China trade war -- Techno-geopolitics : toward novel theoretical framework transcending the 'technonationalism vs. techno-globalism' dualism -- Re-charting the rimland : U.S.-China 5G techno-geopolitical containment and countercontainment in Asia and Europe -- Rise...