To Huawei or not to Huawei - a podcast by ECFR

Last week the European Commission published its EU Toolbox on 5G Cyber Security, with the aim of aiding the Member States in evaluating the risks associated with future usage of 5G infrastructure and networks. This was a step forward given the polarising debate surrounding the role of Chinese telecommunications firms like Huawei and ZTE within a future 5G network in Europe. The decision, however, will ultimately be a national one taken by individual member states. Our Director Mark Leonard is joined by Asia Programme Director Janka Oertel and Project Director of Stiftung Neue Verantwortung Jan-Peter Kleinhans to discuss the significance and implications of the toolbox and what this might mean for the EU.

Bookshelf:

"The logic of strategic assets" by Jeffrey Ding and Allan Dafoe
"The Path to Power" by Robert Caro
"Clash of Empires: Currencies and Power in a Multipolar World" by Charles Gave and Louis Vincent Gave
"All the Names" by Jose Saramago

This podcast was recorded on 5 February 2020.

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