René W.H. van der Linden (MSc) is a senior lecturer and researcher in Economics, Finance and Business Research at the International Business programs of The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. Together with Piotr Łasak, published at Palgrave Macmillan the pivots The Financial Implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative in 2019 and Financial Interdependence, Digitalization and Technological Rivalries in 2023.