Semiconductors, Trade and High-tech Cooperation

Semiconductors, Trade and High-tech Cooperation: Economic, political and supply chain pressures

Panellists:

Martijn Rasser, Managing Director, Datenna

Yasuhiko Ota, Columnist and TV news commentator, Nikkei

Moderator:

Rem Korteweg, Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute

This podcast episode was recorded on 10 July 2023.

The 2023 edition of the AIG Global Trade Series explores the extent and impact of regionalisationon 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.

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The Global Trade Series is a collaboration between AIG and the following international organisations with leading expertise on global trade: the ⁠⁠Aspen Institute Germany⁠⁠; ⁠⁠Chatham House (UK)⁠⁠; ⁠⁠CEBRI - the Brazilian Center for International Relations⁠⁠; the ⁠⁠Clingendael Institute⁠⁠ (The Netherlands); ⁠⁠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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