Economic warfare
Japan’s evolving cybersecurity landscape: a latecomer at a crossroads
Japan is a late comer when it comes to cybersecurity. Until recently, decisionmakers in Tokyo hardly considered the fifth domain…
What foreign firms can and cannot do to prepare for China’s foreign-spy law
This article was originally published on July 4, 2023 on holch.biz. Thank you to the author for the kind authorization…
The price of East-West economic warfare: Carlos Ghosn and the fate of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance
One cannot think of a better cautionary tale for East-West leadership than the spectacular rise and public fall of Carlos…
Japan and globalization: how strategic imperatives drive political change. The case of the Meiji era.
The second article of the series on the subject of “how strategic imperatives drive political changes in Japan” is about…
Japan and globalization: how strategic imperatives drive political change
CURRENT STATE OF JAPANESE SECURITY AFFAIRS The need to balance China’s emergence as a global political and military player has…
The ambiguous position of the South Korean semiconductor industry in the US-China tech war
On 7 October, the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a new round of restrictions to prevent China…
China’s LOGINK digital platform: a weapon to bring about a new economic hegemon through data control, ownership, and manipulation?
Since the article published on this website in 2021, on China's drive towards creating a global smart supply chain integration…
The race for energy sovereignty. The case of China’s EV strategy
According to the successive Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, transportation is a major polluter with around 7.3 billion…
As the global ‘Clash of civilizations’ intensifies, what is the end game?
Recently, the British PM hopeful Rishi Sunak joined the chorus of leaders blaming China for every evil in the world.…
The economics of maritime cybersecurity: chokepoints & vulnerabilities in the Indo-Pacific
The fifth domain’s consequential dominance and spatial presence in the cyberspace convey perplexity in the safety and security of humanity.…