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Semiconductors, trade and high-tech cooperation

Economic, political and supply chain pressures

This podcast episode was recorded on 10 July 2023.

Panellists

Martijn Rasser, Managing Director, Datenna

Yasuhiko Ota, Columnist and TV news commentator, Nikkei

Moderator

Rem Korteweg, Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute

The 2023 edition of the AIG Global Trade Series explores the extent and impact of regionalisation on the global trade landscape.

As critical enablers of economic growth, technological development and national security, semiconductors have become an area of intense competition between states.  But the insecurity of semiconductor supply chains exposed during the Covid 19 pandemic, and highlighted since by growing geopolitical tension, is also driving new forms of international cooperation around semiconductor production and supply.  What is the balance between these two trends and how is it reflected in global trade relations?

This episode discusses the geopolitics of semiconductor production – including export controls, state subsidies, friend shoring and new multilateral initiatives – and how they are reflected in trade and trade policy.  The focus is on two key players in the field: Japan and the USA.

Partners

The Global Trade Series is a collaboration between AIG and the following international organisations with leading expertise on global trade: the Aspen Institute GermanyCEBRI - the Brazilian Center for International RelationsChatham House (UK); the Clingendael Institute (The Netherlands); the Institute of International Economic Law at Georgetown University Law Center (US); ISPI - the Italian Institute for International Political Studies; the Jacques Delors Institute (France); RIETI - the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan); and the St. Gallen Endowment for Prosperity through Trade (Switzerland).

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