Economics and international security are intrinsically linked, a connection that is only becoming more important in today’s era of emerging multipolarity. The building of effective military force is contingent on domestic economic capacity, while countries are dependent on international markets for their energy security and supply chain needs. Meanwhile, the major powers are increasingly resorting to the use of economic statecraft – sanctions, tariffs, and lending – to achieve their geopolitical goals. This project aims to explore questions at the intersection of geopolitics and economics, helping policymakers to more effectively navigate the role of economics in foreign policy.
Project Team
Co-project Lead
Co-project Lead
Research
Field Note
A more inward-looking Gulf awaits Donald Trump’s visit next week with a focus on economics, Iran, and mediation
Emma Ashford
Issue Brief
The transition from fossil fuels to green energy will require a new paradigm for thinking about energy security
Emma Ashford
Issue Brief
As the green transition gains momentum, the energy security needs of modern militaries pose major challenges but also offer significant opportunities
Nevada Joan Lee
• Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Poole
• Christopher Preble
Field Note
Saudi Arabia is a country in transition, but the ongoing changes could create friction with Washington
Emma Ashford
Policy Memo
China’s overproduction of green technologies create concerns but could also ameliorate climate risks
Ansgar Baums
• Thomas Ramge
Issue Brief
Evaluating China’s ambitions in the Middle East — and their implications for U.S. interests
Christopher Preble
• Will A. Smith
Policy Memo
Recent initiatives to bolster European defense are steps in the right direction and the U.S. should be supportive
Nevada Joan Lee
Issue Brief
Examining the risks of militarizing great power competition with China
Madison Schramm
News & Commentary
Commentary
Parsing Protectionism and Proliferation
Why intensifying protectionism could make it harder to enforce WMD nonproliferation regimes
Christina McAllister
• Mark Albon
Commentary
Julia Gledhill welcomes Stimson colleague Nevada Lee to The Un-Diplomatic Podcast
Julia Gledhill
• Nevada Joan Lee
Commentary
Christopher Preble joins the Net Assessment podcast to discuss the US government's approach to global trade
Christopher Preble
Op-Ed
The war in Ukraine thus suggests that some realist theories are not as helpful as they could be during a time of global geopolitical upheaval
Emma Ashford
Commentary
Emma joins the Eurasia Group Foundation’s Mark Hannah to discuss her new book Oil, the State, and War and complicate commonly held misconceptions on oil’s influence on foreign policy.
Emma Ashford