We analyse whether different levels of country ties to Europe among the rating agencies Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch affect the assignment of sovereign credit ratings, using the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis of 2009-2012 as a natural laboratory. We find that Fitch, the rating agency among the "Big...

The East Asian paradox -- Insecurity and economic interdependence in East Asia -- Rare Earth : China's economic coercion and the demise of Chinese monopoly -- Shale gas and oil : Japan's quest for alternative sources of energy -- Trade agreements as geo-economic instruments -- Japanese...