Joris Teer
@joristeer.bsky.social
Economic Security and Technology Analyst at EU Institute for Security Studies | Semiconductors, Critical Materials, Defense, China, Indo-Pacific, Trade/Supply chains | PhD-candidate EU in CN-US competition at CSDS
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@joristeer.bsky.social
· Mar 14
NEW @euiss.bsky.social REPORT🚨:
Current EU policies to de-risk raw material supply chains are moving far too slowly
Nine additional EU and partner policies can fully de-risk gallium, germanium, and rare earth value chains by 2030!
Our workshop outcomes...
www.iss.europa.eu/sites/defaul...
Current EU policies to de-risk raw material supply chains are moving far too slowly
Nine additional EU and partner policies can fully de-risk gallium, germanium, and rare earth value chains by 2030!
Our workshop outcomes...
www.iss.europa.eu/sites/defaul...
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We'll be live soon!
Join @joristeer.bsky.social & @gspataf95.bsky.social at 13.45 CET to unpack the strategic, industrial & geopolitical implications of the rare earth ceasefire between the US and China, & what it means for Europe.
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/t2--42b...
Join @joristeer.bsky.social & @gspataf95.bsky.social at 13.45 CET to unpack the strategic, industrial & geopolitical implications of the rare earth ceasefire between the US and China, & what it means for Europe.
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/t2--42b...
Europe Responds Ep. 7: Will the US-China rare earth ceasefire hold? Implications for Europe
Europe’s health care system, rearmament, green and digital transitions, and overall industrial base depend on secure – and often indirect – access to critical raw materials dominated by China.
Throug...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We'll be live soon!
Join @joristeer.bsky.social & @gspataf95.bsky.social at 13.45 CET to unpack the strategic, industrial & geopolitical implications of the rare earth ceasefire between the US and China, & what it means for Europe.
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/t2--42b...
Join @joristeer.bsky.social & @gspataf95.bsky.social at 13.45 CET to unpack the strategic, industrial & geopolitical implications of the rare earth ceasefire between the US and China, & what it means for Europe.
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/t2--42b...
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Europe depends on critical raw materials largely controlled by China. Will Beijing keep its word to delay new export controls? What does this uncertainty mean for Europe’s de-risking plans?
With @joristeer.bsky.social & @gspataf95.bsky.social
🗓️ 12 Nov | 13:45 CET
📺 youtube.com/live/t2--42b...
With @joristeer.bsky.social & @gspataf95.bsky.social
🗓️ 12 Nov | 13:45 CET
📺 youtube.com/live/t2--42b...
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Europe depends on critical raw materials largely controlled by China. Will Beijing keep its word to delay new export controls? What does this uncertainty mean for Europe’s de-risking plans?
With @joristeer.bsky.social & @gspataf95.bsky.social
🗓️ 12 Nov | 13:45 CET
📺 youtube.com/live/t2--42b...
With @joristeer.bsky.social & @gspataf95.bsky.social
🗓️ 12 Nov | 13:45 CET
📺 youtube.com/live/t2--42b...
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Pleased to have been quoted in this piece by the New York Times on European defence and China’s rare earth controls. I’m glad to be alongside @joristeer.bsky.social and others in the article!
❗️Media❗️
“Autonomy in defense begins with autonomy in materials”
Daniel Fiott was quoted in this @nytimes.com piece on how China's rare earth chokehold could strangle Europe's military buildup.
Read
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b... @danielfiott.bsky.social
“Autonomy in defense begins with autonomy in materials”
Daniel Fiott was quoted in this @nytimes.com piece on how China's rare earth chokehold could strangle Europe's military buildup.
Read
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b... @danielfiott.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Pleased to have been quoted in this piece by the New York Times on European defence and China’s rare earth controls. I’m glad to be alongside @joristeer.bsky.social and others in the article!
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The Dutch government is prepared to drop ministerial control order targeting Nexperia if China allows exports of its chips – Bloomberg
[NB: The Instruction is separate from the more impactful court order, which is not mentioned in this article. Does the Chinese side understand that fully?]
[NB: The Instruction is separate from the more impactful court order, which is not mentioned in this article. Does the Chinese side understand that fully?]
Dutch Ready to Drop Nexperia Control If Chip Supply Resumes
The Netherlands is prepared to suspend its powers over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in a move that would de-escalate a fight with Beijing that threatens to disrupt automotive production around the...
www.bloomberg.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The Dutch government is prepared to drop ministerial control order targeting Nexperia if China allows exports of its chips – Bloomberg
[NB: The Instruction is separate from the more impactful court order, which is not mentioned in this article. Does the Chinese side understand that fully?]
[NB: The Instruction is separate from the more impactful court order, which is not mentioned in this article. Does the Chinese side understand that fully?]
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“Everything hangs on this,” said Joris Teer, a researcher at the EU Institute for Security Studies, the European Union’s think tank for security policy. Without a flow of critical minerals, he said, “there is no rearmament.”
How China’s Rare Earth Chokehold Could Strangle Europe’s Military Buildup
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
“Everything hangs on this,” said Joris Teer, a researcher at the EU Institute for Security Studies, the European Union’s think tank for security policy. Without a flow of critical minerals, he said, “there is no rearmament.”
Great to speak to @nytimes.com on "How China’s Rare Earth Chokehold Could Strangle Europe’s Military Buildup"
More quotes in link!
(happy to be cited alongside great @danielfiott.bsky.social
of @csds.bsky.social!)
@euiss.bsky.social / @sbeverts.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
More quotes in link!
(happy to be cited alongside great @danielfiott.bsky.social
of @csds.bsky.social!)
@euiss.bsky.social / @sbeverts.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Great to speak to @nytimes.com on "How China’s Rare Earth Chokehold Could Strangle Europe’s Military Buildup"
More quotes in link!
(happy to be cited alongside great @danielfiott.bsky.social
of @csds.bsky.social!)
@euiss.bsky.social / @sbeverts.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
More quotes in link!
(happy to be cited alongside great @danielfiott.bsky.social
of @csds.bsky.social!)
@euiss.bsky.social / @sbeverts.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
Happy to contribute to urgent @merics.bsky.social Forum, expertly hosted by Grzegorz Stec and colleagues! I argue that risky promote policies (price floors, state investment, guaranteed offtake) that "plug holes" are necessary...
But not enough...
merics.org/en/comment/m...
@euiss.bsky.social
But not enough...
merics.org/en/comment/m...
@euiss.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Happy to contribute to urgent @merics.bsky.social Forum, expertly hosted by Grzegorz Stec and colleagues! I argue that risky promote policies (price floors, state investment, guaranteed offtake) that "plug holes" are necessary...
But not enough...
merics.org/en/comment/m...
@euiss.bsky.social
But not enough...
merics.org/en/comment/m...
@euiss.bsky.social
"Billions in new budget allocations to defense spending should be committed to breaking China’s supply chain chokehold on critical raw materials, says Teer of the EUISS"
Good to speak to @Bloomberg
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@euiss.bsky.social / @sbeverts.bsky.social
Good to speak to @Bloomberg
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@euiss.bsky.social / @sbeverts.bsky.social
The Computer Chip Shortage Is Back, Only Now It's Political
The Senkaku Paradox describes how small stakes can lead to big conflicts at a time of great-power rivalry. While the term’s origins lie in military warfare, it can also be applied to the escalating ec...
www.bloomberg.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"Billions in new budget allocations to defense spending should be committed to breaking China’s supply chain chokehold on critical raw materials, says Teer of the EUISS"
Good to speak to @Bloomberg
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@euiss.bsky.social / @sbeverts.bsky.social
Good to speak to @Bloomberg
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@euiss.bsky.social / @sbeverts.bsky.social
Reposted by Joris Teer
Als je echt wilt weten hoe het nu zit met China’s strategie om die kritieke grondstoffen als geopolitieke machtsmiddel te gebruiken luister hier dan naar @joristeer.bsky.social.
Europa heeft echt een probleem; het is laat maar nog niet te laat…
Europa heeft echt een probleem; het is laat maar nog niet te laat…
Veel te weinig aandacht voor benarde positie van Europa’s medtech, defensie, halfgeleider en vele andere vitale industrieën deze verkiezingscampagne! En al helemaal niet voor China die het tapijt daaronder wegtrekt…
Gelukkig bij Boekestijn en de Wijk wel!
@euiss.bsky.social @sbeverts.bsky.social
Gelukkig bij Boekestijn en de Wijk wel!
@euiss.bsky.social @sbeverts.bsky.social
De handelsoorlog tussen de VS en China komt gevaarlijk dichtbij de aan- en uitknop van de Europese economie. @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @robdewijk.bsky.social in gesprek met @joristeer.bsky.social van het EU Instituut voor Veiligheidsstudies. www.bnr.nl/podcast/boek...
October 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Als je echt wilt weten hoe het nu zit met China’s strategie om die kritieke grondstoffen als geopolitieke machtsmiddel te gebruiken luister hier dan naar @joristeer.bsky.social.
Europa heeft echt een probleem; het is laat maar nog niet te laat…
Europa heeft echt een probleem; het is laat maar nog niet te laat…
Veel te weinig aandacht voor benarde positie van Europa’s medtech, defensie, halfgeleider en vele andere vitale industrieën deze verkiezingscampagne! En al helemaal niet voor China die het tapijt daaronder wegtrekt…
Gelukkig bij Boekestijn en de Wijk wel!
@euiss.bsky.social @sbeverts.bsky.social
Gelukkig bij Boekestijn en de Wijk wel!
@euiss.bsky.social @sbeverts.bsky.social
De handelsoorlog tussen de VS en China komt gevaarlijk dichtbij de aan- en uitknop van de Europese economie. @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @robdewijk.bsky.social in gesprek met @joristeer.bsky.social van het EU Instituut voor Veiligheidsstudies. www.bnr.nl/podcast/boek...
Europa’s verslavingsprobleem
Terwijl Europa zijn afhankelijkheid van Amerikaanse wapens en Russische energie probeert te verkleinen, is een derde verslaving is alleen maar gegroeid: die...
www.bnr.nl
October 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Veel te weinig aandacht voor benarde positie van Europa’s medtech, defensie, halfgeleider en vele andere vitale industrieën deze verkiezingscampagne! En al helemaal niet voor China die het tapijt daaronder wegtrekt…
Gelukkig bij Boekestijn en de Wijk wel!
@euiss.bsky.social @sbeverts.bsky.social
Gelukkig bij Boekestijn en de Wijk wel!
@euiss.bsky.social @sbeverts.bsky.social
Reposted by Joris Teer
De handelsoorlog tussen de VS en China komt gevaarlijk dichtbij de aan- en uitknop van de Europese economie. @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @robdewijk.bsky.social in gesprek met @joristeer.bsky.social van het EU Instituut voor Veiligheidsstudies. www.bnr.nl/podcast/boek...
Europa’s verslavingsprobleem
Terwijl Europa zijn afhankelijkheid van Amerikaanse wapens en Russische energie probeert te verkleinen, is een derde verslaving is alleen maar gegroeid: die...
www.bnr.nl
October 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
De handelsoorlog tussen de VS en China komt gevaarlijk dichtbij de aan- en uitknop van de Europese economie. @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @robdewijk.bsky.social in gesprek met @joristeer.bsky.social van het EU Instituut voor Veiligheidsstudies. www.bnr.nl/podcast/boek...
Reposted by Joris Teer
Straks om 11 uur op BNR en later als podcast met Q& A. Belangrijke uitzending met @joristeer.bsky.social
Nieuwe Chinese exportbeperkingen op kritieke grondstoffen vormen een grote bedreiging voor Europa. @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @robdewijk.bsky.social praten erover met @joristeer.bsky.social van het EU Instituut voor Veiligheidsstudies. Vragen stellen kan hier! www.bnr.nl/podcast/boek...
Boekestijn en De Wijk
Arend Jan Boekestijn en Rob de Wijk gaan onder leiding van Hugo Reitsma op zoek naar de nieuwe wereldorde.
www.bnr.nl
October 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Straks om 11 uur op BNR en later als podcast met Q& A. Belangrijke uitzending met @joristeer.bsky.social
Reposted by Joris Teer
Good piece on the rare earths threat from China @euiss.bsky.social
www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
Beyond Trump: Xi’s price wars and weaponisation of critical raw materials threaten European prosperity
Critics blame Europe’s ‘summer of humiliation’ on the EU’s timidity in trade negotiations with President Trump. Yet the greater threat to European prosperity is Beijing’s twin strategy of flooding mar...
www.iss.europa.eu
October 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Good piece on the rare earths threat from China @euiss.bsky.social
www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
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China has opted for a major tightening of export controls on critical raw materials. This has strategic implications across the economy and affects our ability to defend ourselves.
Here @joristeer.bsky.social breaks down China’s motives and EU response options. ↘️
Here @joristeer.bsky.social breaks down China’s motives and EU response options. ↘️
China has hit Europe (almost) as hard as the US with rare earth and other material export curbs.
Which of President Xi's goals does this serve?
Find our latest @euiss.bsky.social analysis here: www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
@sbeverts.bsky.social @euiss.bsky.social
Which of President Xi's goals does this serve?
Find our latest @euiss.bsky.social analysis here: www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
@sbeverts.bsky.social @euiss.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
China has opted for a major tightening of export controls on critical raw materials. This has strategic implications across the economy and affects our ability to defend ourselves.
Here @joristeer.bsky.social breaks down China’s motives and EU response options. ↘️
Here @joristeer.bsky.social breaks down China’s motives and EU response options. ↘️
China has hit Europe (almost) as hard as the US with rare earth and other material export curbs.
Which of President Xi's goals does this serve?
Find our latest @euiss.bsky.social analysis here: www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
@sbeverts.bsky.social @euiss.bsky.social
Which of President Xi's goals does this serve?
Find our latest @euiss.bsky.social analysis here: www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
@sbeverts.bsky.social @euiss.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 6:51 AM
China has hit Europe (almost) as hard as the US with rare earth and other material export curbs.
Which of President Xi's goals does this serve?
Find our latest @euiss.bsky.social analysis here: www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
@sbeverts.bsky.social @euiss.bsky.social
Which of President Xi's goals does this serve?
Find our latest @euiss.bsky.social analysis here: www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
@sbeverts.bsky.social @euiss.bsky.social
Reposted by Joris Teer
Wie had dat gedacht?
October 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Wie had dat gedacht?
Reposted by Joris Teer
Nieuwe Chinese exportbeperkingen op kritieke grondstoffen vormen een grote bedreiging voor Europa. @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @robdewijk.bsky.social praten erover met @joristeer.bsky.social van het EU Instituut voor Veiligheidsstudies. Vragen stellen kan hier! www.bnr.nl/podcast/boek...
Boekestijn en De Wijk
Arend Jan Boekestijn en Rob de Wijk gaan onder leiding van Hugo Reitsma op zoek naar de nieuwe wereldorde.
www.bnr.nl
October 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Nieuwe Chinese exportbeperkingen op kritieke grondstoffen vormen een grote bedreiging voor Europa. @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @robdewijk.bsky.social praten erover met @joristeer.bsky.social van het EU Instituut voor Veiligheidsstudies. Vragen stellen kan hier! www.bnr.nl/podcast/boek...
Many thanks Noah!
Good piece on the rare earths threat from China @euiss.bsky.social
www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
Beyond Trump: Xi’s price wars and weaponisation of critical raw materials threaten European prosperity
Critics blame Europe’s ‘summer of humiliation’ on the EU’s timidity in trade negotiations with President Trump. Yet the greater threat to European prosperity is Beijing’s twin strategy of flooding mar...
www.iss.europa.eu
October 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Many thanks Noah!
Reposted by Joris Teer
Is Europe merely "collateral damage" in China's escalating rare earth export controls?
@joristeer.bsky.social breaks down the 8 weapons Beijing has packed in this single geo-economic tool, and how its sweeping use serves President Xi's far-reaching strategic goals. www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
@joristeer.bsky.social breaks down the 8 weapons Beijing has packed in this single geo-economic tool, and how its sweeping use serves President Xi's far-reaching strategic goals. www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
October 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Is Europe merely "collateral damage" in China's escalating rare earth export controls?
@joristeer.bsky.social breaks down the 8 weapons Beijing has packed in this single geo-economic tool, and how its sweeping use serves President Xi's far-reaching strategic goals. www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
@joristeer.bsky.social breaks down the 8 weapons Beijing has packed in this single geo-economic tool, and how its sweeping use serves President Xi's far-reaching strategic goals. www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
Reposted by Joris Teer
German industrial output falls to 2005 levels as auto sector craters by 18.5 per cent – FT: ‘Germany’s economy has been stuck in stagnation for more than three years.’
German industrial output falls to 2005 levels as auto sector craters
Weak August data raises risk of Eurozone’s biggest economy falling back into technical recession
www.ft.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
German industrial output falls to 2005 levels as auto sector craters by 18.5 per cent – FT: ‘Germany’s economy has been stuck in stagnation for more than three years.’
Reposted by Joris Teer
China is upping the ante in the fight for critical raw materials. It’s part of wider Chinese strategy to extract maximum leverage from its dominant position. This is a major problem for Europe, not just the US.
@joristeer.bsky.social goes through the numbers and sets out a path forward.
@joristeer.bsky.social goes through the numbers and sets out a path forward.
Beyond Trump: Xi’s price wars and weaponisation of critical raw materials threaten European prosperity
Critics blame Europe’s ‘summer of humiliation’ on the EU’s timidity in trade negotiations with President Trump. Yet the greater threat to European prosperity is Beijing’s twin strategy of flooding mar...
www.iss.europa.eu
October 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
China is upping the ante in the fight for critical raw materials. It’s part of wider Chinese strategy to extract maximum leverage from its dominant position. This is a major problem for Europe, not just the US.
@joristeer.bsky.social goes through the numbers and sets out a path forward.
@joristeer.bsky.social goes through the numbers and sets out a path forward.
🚨📕: PUBLICATION ALERT -
Why Europe is not merely "collateral damage" in the US-China rare earth saga. China’s critical raw material weapon(s) serve Xi's much larger goals!
www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
@euiss.bsky.social / @sbeverts.bsky.social
Why Europe is not merely "collateral damage" in the US-China rare earth saga. China’s critical raw material weapon(s) serve Xi's much larger goals!
www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
@euiss.bsky.social / @sbeverts.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
🚨📕: PUBLICATION ALERT -
Why Europe is not merely "collateral damage" in the US-China rare earth saga. China’s critical raw material weapon(s) serve Xi's much larger goals!
www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
@euiss.bsky.social / @sbeverts.bsky.social
Why Europe is not merely "collateral damage" in the US-China rare earth saga. China’s critical raw material weapon(s) serve Xi's much larger goals!
www.iss.europa.eu/publications...
@euiss.bsky.social / @sbeverts.bsky.social
Reposted by Joris Teer
"In a world where China and the United States are moving fast and hitting hard, the EU has been too slow, too timid, and too wedded to a rulebook the others have torn up," writes @noahbarkin.bsky.social:
Watching China in Europe—October 2025
www.gmfus.org
October 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
"In a world where China and the United States are moving fast and hitting hard, the EU has been too slow, too timid, and too wedded to a rulebook the others have torn up," writes @noahbarkin.bsky.social:
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Thousands of Chinese worker will be sent to Europe to build EV battery plants, but Xi Jinping insists on keeping crown jewel technologies at home. This decreases Europe's chances of achieving reverse tech transfer, @joristeer.bsky.social tells the @financialtimes.com.
🔗 www.ft.com/content/0f26...
🔗 www.ft.com/content/0f26...
September 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Thousands of Chinese worker will be sent to Europe to build EV battery plants, but Xi Jinping insists on keeping crown jewel technologies at home. This decreases Europe's chances of achieving reverse tech transfer, @joristeer.bsky.social tells the @financialtimes.com.
🔗 www.ft.com/content/0f26...
🔗 www.ft.com/content/0f26...
Reposted by Joris Teer
The geopolitics of supply chains is heating up and China is sharpening its tools as well as its strategic intent.
@joristeer.bsky.social who’s the economic security lead @euiss.bsky.social, talking here to the FT ↘️
@joristeer.bsky.social who’s the economic security lead @euiss.bsky.social, talking here to the FT ↘️
Great to speak to the FT, sharing quotes on geopolitical aims behind Chinese industrial policy - and what this means for Europe's chances of achieving reverse tech transfer through Chinese investments in EU, like CATL's in Spain
www.ft.com/content/0f26...
@euiss.bsky.social @sbeverts.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/0f26...
@euiss.bsky.social @sbeverts.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The geopolitics of supply chains is heating up and China is sharpening its tools as well as its strategic intent.
@joristeer.bsky.social who’s the economic security lead @euiss.bsky.social, talking here to the FT ↘️
@joristeer.bsky.social who’s the economic security lead @euiss.bsky.social, talking here to the FT ↘️