Economy & Markets
An Unwarranted War, a Global Economic Drag
When the US-Iran conflict escalated earlier this year, the immediate concern centered on oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz.
But the real danger was...
Africa – Bridging Oceans: The Indian Ocean Gateway and the New Geography of Global Trade
The twenty-first century is witnessing a profound reconfiguration of global trade routes. From the Arctic passages of the north to the Middle Corridor across...
New Multipolar Economy: Questions for Russia and Eurasia
After the Soviet collapse, the republics have created the Eurasian Union with the primary aim of integrating their economies. Creating a common single currency,...
Trump Tariff Plan on Forced Labor Faces Doubts Over Effectiveness
The Trump administration has proposed imposing additional tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries that it says have failed to take...
Russia’s Multipolar Architecture to Shape its Future Economic Diplomacy
China and Russia are seemingly leaders in the emerging new economic architecture, underlining the end of unipolarity. But while China has set its economic...
From Tehran to Banjul: Why Economic Vulnerability Is a Security Challenge for Small States
What does a missile exchange between Iran and Israel have to do with the price of a taxi ride in Banjul?
At first glance, very...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | June 02
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
Brazil tariff threat escalates. Washington proposes 25% duties under Section 301, signaling trade enforcement is expanding beyond China into Latin America.
China tech surges....
The End of Globalization? How Wars and Trade Conflicts Are Rewiring Supply Chains
The past three decades have seen the phenomenon of globalization based on a very basic concept: producing where costs are minimum and marketing anywhere...
APEC Suzhou Meeting Highlights Global South Role and Multipolarity After Iran War
The significance of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade ministers' meeting, held on May 22-23, 2026, in Suzhou, eastern China, lay in the issuance...
Why an Open Economy is Crucial for China
Authors: Kung Chan and Xia Ri*
The current era of de-globalization, marked by restructured supply chains and intensifying geopolitical conflicts, has forced major economies inward....