De Strateeg | Japan waarschuwt China over Taiwan: groeit het risico op een Aziatisch conflict?

De nieuwe Japanse premier Takaichi heeft China gewaarschuwd dat Japan een eventuele Chinese inname van Taiwan niet zal laten gebeuren. Die boodschap zet de twee landen lijnrecht tegenover elkaar en vergroot de spanningen in de regio. Wat zijn de gevolgen van een clash voor ons? Paul van Liempt praat met HCSS strategisch analist Hans Horan en Casper Wits, universitair docent Oost-Aziëstudies aan de Universiteit Leiden, in BNR podcast De Strateeg.

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Benedetta Girardi | EE Times: Dutch Clampdown on Nexperia Puts Europe’s Chip Sovereignty Strategy to the Test 

When the Dutch government invoked an emergency law to take control of semiconductor maker Nexperia, it signaled a turning point in how Europe intends to defend its technological sovereignty. The action was justified as a matter of national security, but it is reverberating through the semiconductor supply chain. “The gap between business and government is closing,” HCSS analyst Benedetta Girardi tells EE Times. “Not because business will be managed by the state but because geopolitics has become part of corporate strategy. Companies need to plan governance that anticipates possible state intervention.”

HCSS Draghi Revisited Report Series | Expert Commentary

One year after Mario Draghi’s landmark report, HCSS launches Draghi Revisited, the second edition of its Draghi Report Series. Despite rising political attention, Europe remains dependent in key defence, raw materials, cleantech and digital sectors, while global pressures intensify. Following the impact of their initial series, HCSS analysts Ron Stoop and Berend Kwak were invited to the European Commission’s conference marking the report's anniversary, and now return to assess how far Europe has advanced toward industrial, technological and economic sovereignty. This new edition revisits Draghi’s warnings sector by sector, reviewing the EU’s concrete steps over the past year.