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Donald J. Trump and the return of strategic trade policy

Public statements made by the leaders of Canada, Mexico, the UK, France, Germany, and other EU countries, to protest against Donald Trump’s decision imposing tariffs on aluminium and steel imported to the United States from these countries were predictable. As are the retaliatory measures envisaged by these countries. But this has not prevented the Trump […]

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The long view: the legacy of the financial crisis, trade wars, and the future of globalization

Keynote speech pronounced at the AJ NEWS Asia Pacific Financial Forum in Seoul, Republic of Korea, March 2018. The recent plan announced by US President Donald Trump, to increase tariffs on a broad range of Chinese products exported to the United States,  for up to USD 60 billion, and the counterveiling measures announced by Beijing, […]

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Interview on France 24 about the BRICS summit in Durban

I was interviewed by France 24 Business Bulletin about the BRICS summit in Durban and about what the BRICS countries were trying to achieve

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The West and the Rest in a multipolar world

The liberal world order that was shaped by the United States and its allies half  a century ago is not necessarily doomed by the advent of multipolarity. I explain why in this article.

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Beyond the G-Zero world

This article has been published in The Huffington Post at the following url Political analyst Ian Bremmer hit the news after coining a year ago with economist Nouriel Roubini what they together called a “G-zero world“, i.e. a world in which no single country, however big and powerful it is, can set the global agenda […]