Geopolitics
Ben Wray – The Dutch Confronted China. It Didn’t Go Well.
The story of the Nexperia fiasco tells us a lot about European decline. In Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
semiconductors
Globalisation
Politico – The EU’s chips plan implodes as Intel pauses investments
Intel, American semiconductor manufacturer, will no longer go ahead with plans for big chip factories in Germany and Poland, leaving the EU with little hope of meeting its objective of having a significant amount of […]
EU politics
Scott Lavery – Europe’s Core
Germany in particular is highly exposed to geoeconomic rivalry around key technologies such as semiconductors. The EU’s attempts to protect its industrial core are not convincing. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Politico: EU looks to ban companies from making sensitive tech in China
The European Commission has published plans to follow almost to the word the aggressive economic policy of the United States towards China. Read the article HERE.
Globalisation
Ben Wray: The Battle to Control Microchip Supplies Will Define the Twenty-First Century
Review of Chris Miller’s new book ‘Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology’ in Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
Finance
Marco D’Eramo: Circuits of War
On 7 October the US made a declaration of war when it announced stringent controls on the export of key technologies to China, most importantly semiconductors Read the article HERE.