By Mehmet Enes Beşer The emergence of China as the predominant supplier of critical minerals around the world represents an important factor influencing the current dynamics of global trade relations as well as economic and political issues linked to the transition to green technologies and advanced industries in many countries. Implications of China’s Export Restrictions The latest move of China’s ...

The Supply-Chain Moment By Mehmet Enes Beşer 2026 won’t be remembered for a single summit, a chairmanship slogan, or a carefully worded communiqué. It will be remembered for something colder and more structural: whether Southeast Asia adapted to a world that is no longer simply “globalized,” but reorganized—by tariffs, industrial policy, export controls, strategic rivalry, and a growing willingness by ...