Our student, Emma Sougli, successfully completed her Master’s thesis, examining how rising geopolitical tensions and rapid technological competition are reshaping global economic governance. Her work highlights a significant shift, as countries move away from decades of trade liberalization and adopt strategic industrial policies to safeguard national interests in the digital era.
Emma explores the emergence of a new “geoeconomic digital order”, where economic power is increasingly tied to digital technologies and strategic state interventions in key sectors such as automotive, energy, and semiconductors.
Her thesis provides a critical analysis of how global powers — particularly the United States, China, and the European Union — are responding to this shift by adopting industrial policies, tightening control over key technologies, securing digital infrastructure, and addressing shortages of critical materials and components.
Furthermore, her work sheds light on the vulnerabilities of global supply chains and explores how new forms of international cooperation — such as targeted plurilateral agreements — are emerging to build resilience in an increasingly fragmented and competitive global landscape.
This thesis was completed under the academic supervision of Dr. Georgios Dimitropoulos, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research, HBKU College of Law, and Academic Partner, MA in Digital Transformation, Panteion University.
Emma explores the emergence of a new “geoeconomic digital order”, where economic power is increasingly tied to digital technologies and strategic state interventions in key sectors such as automotive, energy, and semiconductors.
Her thesis provides a critical analysis of how global powers — particularly the United States, China, and the European Union — are responding to this shift by adopting industrial policies, tightening control over key technologies, securing digital infrastructure, and addressing shortages of critical materials and components.
Furthermore, her work sheds light on the vulnerabilities of global supply chains and explores how new forms of international cooperation — such as targeted plurilateral agreements — are emerging to build resilience in an increasingly fragmented and competitive global landscape.
This thesis was completed under the academic supervision of Dr. Georgios Dimitropoulos, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research, HBKU College of Law, and Academic Partner, MA in Digital Transformation, Panteion University.