The Oxford Handbook of Geoeconomics and Economic Statecraft

The Oxford Handbook of Geoeconomics and Economic Statecraft is a comprehensive, critical, and contemporary exploration of issues at the intersection of political economy and security studies. Long considered separate branches of political science, economics and security have become increasingly intertwined. The volume examines the state of the field, where it has been in the recent past, and where it is likely to go in future. Contributors examine conceptual edges of geoeconomics and economic statecraft as well as its core, the globalizing context of the field, and the challenges posed by social, economic, and technological changes.

The twenty-eight chapters in the volume are divided into six parts. After the introduction to the volume, section 2 considers past and present thinking about the field. Section 3 explores the methods used in geoeconomics and economic statecraft. Section 4 looks at key issues. Section 5 covers the intersection of national security and geoeconomics, and the last section looks at regional perspectives in the field.

Geoeconomics and economic statecraft are issues of contemporary concern and on the front pages of newspapers on an almost daily basis. This book provides the intellectual context and insights to understand the challenges and prospects that the world faces currently and over the long-term, making it a useful resource for academics, practitioners, business executives, journalists, and students.

Vinod K. Aggarwal is Distinguished Professor and Alann P. Bedford Endowed Chair in Asian Studies, Department of Political Science; Affiliated Professor, Haas School of Business; Director of the Berkeley Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Study Center (BASC); and Fellow, Public Law and Policy Program, Berkeley Law School, all at the University of California, Berkeley. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Business and Politics. His latest book is Great Power Competition and Middle Power Strategies. He received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Stanford University.

Tai Ming Cheung is director of the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation and a professor at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at UC San Diego. Dr. Cheung is a long-time analyst of Chinese and East Asian defense and national security affairs, especially defense economic, industrial and science, and technological issues. His latest book is Innovate to Dominate: The Rise of the Chinese Techno-Security State (Cornell University Press, 2022). Dr. Cheung has a PhD in War Studies from King's College, London.