Heider Kariem

@heiderkariem.bsky.social

Economist at @wifo.bsky.social | PhDing at WU_econ | Geoeconomics & Geopolitics with a focus on Sanction Regimes | MENA | زن زندگی آزادی | Bécs, Autriche

President Trump divides the world into those who have cards and those who don’t. So, Europeans need to learn to play cards quickly. In my latest policy brief, I review Europe’s economic hand and explore what it would mean to deploy these cards against US aggression. 1/8

ECFR@ecfr.eu · last yr.

Europeans must swiftly learn to leverage their position with Trump and the US. They need a clear transatlantic strategy to decide when to align, rebalance, or diverge from the US. Read the policy brief by @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social buff.ly/zw8nE9X

Just finished this survey, great read with a lot of interesting papers that went on my reading list. The survey divided the field into five subfields: policy tools(such as sanctions), the geoeconomics of trade and finance, geopolitical risk and the economics of war.

Kiel Institut@kiel.institute · 2y ago

🌍🌎🌏 Geoeconomics is emerging as a major research field. @cathrinmohr.bsky.social & Christoph Trebesch reviewed the literature: What is Geoeconomics? Key questions and findings? What research is needed? Read the full survey here 👉 www.ifw-kiel.de/publications...

Screenshot of Kiel Working Paper 2279, titled "Geoeconomics", written by Cathrin Mohr and Christoph Trebesch, published in January 2025.

China hacked the US Treasury and OFAC, gaining access to unclassified information on potential targets of US financial sanctions. The hack occurred through a breach in software provided by a third-party vendor, ironically called BeyondTrust. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Treasury’s sanctions office hacked by Chinese government, officials say

A troubling series of breaches of U.S. firms and agencies could intensify friction between Washington and Beijing as Donald Trump takes office

washingtonpost.com

China rarely imposes bilateral sanctions, due to an arms deal between the US and Taiwan the chinese FM announces financial, trade and travel sanctions against 13 defense industry companies and 6 individuals, including the CEO of Europe's biggest defense company, BAE Systems.

globaltimes.cn

Data showing the top 16% of remote workers outperform the top 5% in-office, while the bottom 12% underperform the bottom 5% in-office, makes sense. Top performers thrive with extra time from no commute, but underperformers struggle without oversight. RTO penalizes top talent for others’ inability.

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