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Trajectory of Deglobalizing Forces: How Resilient Is Germany?

Deglobalisation Essay Series 5

The fifth and final paper of the Deglobalisation Essay Series titled ‘Trajectory of Deglobalizing Forces: How Resilient Is Germany?’ looks into the two key drivers for current discussions on international economic policy-making in Germany: the Russian war against Ukraine and the strategic competition with China.

Reducing U.S. Trade Imbalances and Fighting Protectionism

Deglobalisation Essay Series 3

The third in the Deglobalisation Essay Series paper, "Reducing U.S. Trade Imbalances and Fighting Protectionism" looks into why there is a need for the US and its trading partners to promote freer trade and fight against the pressures that generate protectionism.

Deglobalisation May Slow Down Economic Growth and Institutional Changes

Deglobalisation Essay Series 2

The second in the Deglobalisation Essay Series paper, "Deglobalisation May Slow Down Economic Growth and Institutional Changes" explains that since the world economy is highly interlinked, deglobalisation will further deepen the gap between countries that are major economies and developing economies. In addition, the paper also looks into the challenges that countries and the world as a whole will face due to the effects of deglobalisation.

Open Strategic Autonomy: The European Approach for Stable Supply Chains

Deglobalisation Essay Series 1

The first in the Deglobalisation Essay Series paper, “Open Strategic Autonomy: The European Approach for Stable Supply Chains” looks into how the European Union has used the concept of open strategic autonomy to address the risks of political and economic dependencies and ensure stable supply chains.

Upper House Election 2022

Results and Implications

The Upper House election, held July 10, ended in a landslide victory for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The election took place in a sombre mood of national mourning following the tragic death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, shot while campaigning just two days before polling. This paper describes the implications of this election for the major political parties.

Japan - Wahlen im Schatten des Attentats

Die liberaldemokratische Regierungspartei LDP gewinnt die Oberhauswahlen mit erwartungsgemäß großer Mehrheit

Der 8. Juli wird sich in Japans Geschichte einbrennen. Es ist der „Kennedy Moment“ des Landes, als um die Mittagszeit Shinzo Abe während eines Wahlkampfauftritts erschossen wird. Wenig später erliegt er seinen Verletzungen und reißt ein tiefes Loch in seine Familie, in seine Partei und in die Politik Japans. Zwei Tage nach dem tödlichen Anschlag auf den ehemaligen Ministerpräsidenten Shinzo Abe erzielt die konservative LDP-Komeito-Koalition eine komfortable Mehrheit im Oberhaus. Zum Feiern ist dennoch niemandem zu Mute. Zu tief sitzt der Schock über den Verlust desjenigen, der bis zum Schluss die Agenda der LDP entscheidend mitbestimmt hat. Die nächsten Wahlen werden voraussichtlich erst im Oktober 2025 stattfinden, wenn das Unterhaus neu zu besetzen ist. Damit hat Premierminister Fumio Kishida nach neun Monaten im Amt freie Hand, um die politische Agenda seiner Regierung voranzutreiben. Der Premier steht nun vor der Frage, wohin er sein politisches Kapital lenken wird: Verfassungsreform und Verteidigungspolitik; Bekämpfung der Inflation und der Energieknappheit; oder sein eigenes politisches Flaggschiff, dem "Neuen Kapitalismus". Kishida hat bereits eine Kabinettsumbildung angekündigt, Anfang September wird er die neue Regierung berufen haben. Im August stehen die Trauerzeremonien für Shinzo Abe an.

Current Status and Outlook of German-Japanese Energy and Environmental Cooperation

-Responding with Pragmatism-

Japan and Germany are strategic partners that share universal values, and the co-operation between the countries in the fields of energy and environment is one of the pillars of the bilateral cooperation. The author has been a member of the German-Japanese Energy Transition Council since 2016 and has been involved in the cooperation between the two countries. In this paper, the author would like to express his humble opinions about the current status and future issues of the German-Japanese energy and environmental cooperation in light of his previous experiences.

Access to Financing Through Digitalization: New Opportunities for Women-Owned SMEs

A close look at Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmer, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam

This report is an offshoot of the The Path to Success: How Women-Owned Businesses Transform in the Era of Digitalization Volume 1 and 2 and takes a closer look at how, through alternative financing models, digitalization can expand WSMEs’ financing options. In this report, we explore how new technology-based financing models can not only lower barriers to entry and optimize application and lending processes, but also support WSMEs’ access to traditional financing. By allowing the entrance of fin-tech firms, tech companies, and mobile network providers, alternative financing solutions also create a more inclusive environment for WSMEs seeking funding.

Age of Ferment

Developments in Asian-European Trade Relations

The papers in this volume—Age of Ferment: Developments in Asian–European Trade Relations— examine the role of trade in facilitating recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The publication contains two sections. The first section deals with Asia’s global value chains' transformations in selected sectors and also provides a sketch of the region’s economic trajectory following these systemic disruptions. The second section analyses Europe’s evolving trade relations with Asia using the recent free trade and investment agreements as lenses. As trade relations become increasingly more complex, it is essential to find common ground to ensure an inclusive recovery from the ravages of the current crisis and we hope that the perspectives offered in these papers will be able to contribute to these efforts.

Japan – ASEAN Study

Japan's Role for Southeast Asia Amidst the Great Power Competition and its Implications for the EU-Japan Partnership

Southeast Asia in focus: In no other region is the economic, political and military rise of China so striking and so powerful; in no other region does Beijing question the rules-based international order (especially in the South China Sea) so aggressively. Adaptation strategies to the rise of Beijing and the growing conflict with the former Pacific superpower differ from country to country. Amid a (fear and/or perceived) declining US engagement in the region, Southeast Asia invariably needs to seek alternatives.