The semiconductor industry is facing several transformational global trends that are creating new challenges for economies. Rising demand for AI is stimulating global demand for advanced semiconductors, driving economic growth, while increasing geopolitical tensions, conflicting derisking and diversification strategies, export controls, and regulations are complicating the business environment. Both the EU and ASEAN are trying… Continue reading Mapping EU-ASEAN semiconductor cooperation
Framed by a global shift toward economic security, Japan and the EU are strengthening semiconductor policies to enhance supply chain resilience, expand domestic production, and support critical technologies essential to the green and digital transitions. Recent EU and Japan strategies increasingly frame semiconductors as a matter of economic security. This project examines how Japan and… Continue reading Japan–EU partnership for shared innovation in semiconductor technology
European semiconductor policy treats Taiwan as a supply-chain problem of fabs, capacity, and critical materials. It overlooks the one input that underpins every advanced wafer made on the island: electricity. Key takeaways: More than 90% of the world’s most advanced chips are made in Taiwan, and every one of those fabs is a major electrical… Continue reading Europe’s chip de-risking has no energy chapter
To prepare for an aging society, Czechia can expand its technological and economic ties with Taiwan into AI-driven healthcare, another field in which Taiwan has made significant advances. While strengthening its relationship with Czechia, Taiwan can gain access to a hub for collaboration with European healthcare technology stakeholders. Key takeaways: In addition to semiconductors, Taiwan… Continue reading As the European population ages, is AI in healthcare another opportunity to build a Czech-Taiwan partnership?
When Taiwan’s STARLUX Airlines begins flying to Europe on August 1, 2026, its first European destination will not be London, Paris or Frankfurt, but Prague. At first glance, choosing a smaller capital over Europe’s traditional aviation gateways looks like a curious commercial bet. Viewed against a decade of warming relations between Czechia and Taiwan, however,… Continue reading Boarding pass to Prague: What a private airline’s route map reveals about ties between Czechia and Taiwan
