‘Many commentators have interpreted developments such as restrictions on the export of rare metals and cutting-edge technologies, and reciprocal accusations of cyber-attacks, as a return to Cold War-era geopolitics,’ says Carraro. ‘But this narrative oversimplifies today’s messy international politics. It suggests a return to realist geopolitics, where struggles between unitary, self-contained great powers drive international developments. It also reifies problematic binaries such as us-versus-them and East–West, and is easily used to justify aggressive policy agendas.’
Expertise by field
This institution lists experts by field rather than named profiles — then continue reading below.
- Shifting world order
- Politics
- War in Ukraine
- Artificial Intelligence
- Arts and Culture
- Astronomy
- Brain
- cognition and mental well-being
- Child Development and Education
- Countries and Regions
- Crime and Terrorism
- Cybersecurity and Privacy
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Economics and Employment
- (Social) Media and Communication
- Quantum Technology
- Fencing with barb wire
- Refugees and Migration
- Sustainability and Climate
ERC Starting Grant for research into platform geopolitics
The expansion of digital platforms into ever more economic sectors and social domains has concentrated enormous economic and political power in a handful of US- and China-based firms such as Amazon, Google and Huawei. This new form of winner-takes-all competition has weakened regulation and political authority within states, fuelling geopolitical tensions. Valentina Carraro of the University of Amsterdam has received an ERC Starting Grant to investigate this new geopolitical reality.