Semiconductor and ICT Industrial Policy in the US and EU: Geopolitical Threat Responses
Journal: Politics and Governance
Year: 2023

&lt;p&gt;This article analyses chips and critical ICT infrastructure policy in the US and the EU. It examines the increasing importance of Waltian geopolitical security threats on both sides of the Atlantic as a driver of industrial policy, export controls, self-sufficiency, and friendshoring as a replacement for dependence on global supply chains. It shows that threat perceptions are strong and bipartisan in the US, allowing comprehensive, strategic and well-funded industrial policy. Threat per