Kristin Vekasi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4789505 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristin Vekasi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristin |
| FAMILY NAME | Vekasi |
| SIGNATURE | VEKASI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maine |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5254-8305 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Takaichi Election and Japan's National Security Future
Takaichi Sanae’s 2026 electoral victory has been widely interpreted as signaling a more hawkish turn in Japanese foreign policy. This article argues that Takaichi does not fundamentally alter the direction of Japan’s grand strategy but rather accelerates and more explicitly articulates trends that have developed incrementally since the early 2000s. Drawing on government documents, speeches, and recent scholarship on Japanese strategic adaptation,…
Is ‘Economic Security’ Making the Asia-Pacific Safer
Trade agreements and production networks have made the Asia-Pacific an area of peaceful economic interdependence. An accelerating trend of protectionist measures in the name of economic security could pull the region apart
Risk Management Strategies of Japanese Companies in China
In the context of political tensions and rising economic interdependence between Japan and China, this book studies how Japanese multinational companies try to minimize damages and manage their own fear and uncertainty to sustain their business interests. Using a qualitative approach, including over 150 interviews with Japanese and Chinese business and industry leaders, combined with statistical analysis of unique firm-level data, this book bring…
Boycotting Japan
Japan has a ‘cold politics, hot economics’ relationship with both China and South Korea where political relations are tense and business overall flourishes. Despite the similarities, the political mobilisation of consumers in response to Japanese business interests diverge: event, trade and tourism data show that South Koreans are less likely to link economic interests with their political grievances with Japan compared to their Chinese counterpa…
S. Kalantzakos
Politics, markets, and rare commodities
This paper examines economic statecraft in the case of rare-earth elements, of which China controls over 90% of the world's current supply, and famously cut off exports to Japan during a territorial dispute in 2010. The rare-earth sanctions provide an opportunity to investigate claims of economic statecraft, power and interdependence, and the political implications of near-monopoly control of a resource critical for high-tech military, consumer, …
Transforming Geopolitical Risk
This article addresses the strategies of multinational firms when faced with business risk arising from nationalist tensions and interstate conflict, focusing on the use of social engagement activities under the rubric of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that are targeted at the host country’s society at large. The adoption of this strategy is contingent on firms’ risk perception: firms with higher degrees of risk perception invest more reso…
Politics, markets, and rare commodities
This paper examines economic statecraft in the case of rare-earth elements, of which China controls over 90% of the world's current supply, and famously cut off exports to Japan during a territorial dispute in 2010. The rare-earth sanctions provide an opportunity to investigate claims of economic statecraft, power and interdependence, and the political implications of near-monopoly control of a resource critical for high-tech military, consumer, …
Boycotting Japan
Japan has a ‘cold politics, hot economics’ relationship with both China and South Korea where political relations are tense and business overall flourishes. Despite the similarities, the political mobilisation of consumers in response to Japanese business interests diverge: event, trade and tourism data show that South Koreans are less likely to link economic interests with their political grievances with Japan compared to their Chinese counterpa…
Transforming Geopolitical Risk
This article addresses the strategies of multinational firms when faced with business risk arising from nationalist tensions and interstate conflict, focusing on the use of social engagement activities under the rubric of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that are targeted at the host country’s society at large. The adoption of this strategy is contingent on firms’ risk perception: firms with higher degrees of risk perception invest more reso…
S. Kalantzakos
Politics, markets, and rare commodities
This paper examines economic statecraft in the case of rare-earth elements, of which China controls over 90% of the world's current supply, and famously cut off exports to Japan during a territorial dispute in 2010. The rare-earth sanctions provide an opportunity to investigate claims of economic statecraft, power and interdependence, and the political implications of near-monopoly control of a resource critical for high-tech military, consumer, …
Risk Management Strategies of Japanese Companies in China
In the context of political tensions and rising economic interdependence between Japan and China, this book studies how Japanese multinational companies try to minimize damages and manage their own fear and uncertainty to sustain their business interests. Using a qualitative approach, including over 150 interviews with Japanese and Chinese business and industry leaders, combined with statistical analysis of unique firm-level data, this book bring…
Boycotting Japan
Japan has a ‘cold politics, hot economics’ relationship with both China and South Korea where political relations are tense and business overall flourishes. Despite the similarities, the political mobilisation of consumers in response to Japanese business interests diverge: event, trade and tourism data show that South Koreans are less likely to link economic interests with their political grievances with Japan compared to their Chinese counterpa…
Is ‘Economic Security’ Making the Asia-Pacific Safer
Trade agreements and production networks have made the Asia-Pacific an area of peaceful economic interdependence. An accelerating trend of protectionist measures in the name of economic security could pull the region apart
The Takaichi Election and Japan's National Security Future
Takaichi Sanae’s 2026 electoral victory has been widely interpreted as signaling a more hawkish turn in Japanese foreign policy. This article argues that Takaichi does not fundamentally alter the direction of Japan’s grand strategy but rather accelerates and more explicitly articulates trends that have developed incrementally since the early 2000s. Drawing on government documents, speeches, and recent scholarship on Japanese strategic adaptation,…
China (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Geopolitics (2 works) · International Business and FDI (2 works) · International Development and Aid (2 works)