Is Globalisation Over? | Elisabeth Braw on Tariffs, China and Europe's Trade Future

About this episode

The episode discusses the future of globalisation and trade in light of recent geopolitical shifts, featuring insights from Elisabeth Braw.

One year after US President Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariff announcements, Wojciech Przybylski speaks with Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and author of Goodbye Globalisation, about the accelerating unravelling of the global trading order. They discuss whether globalisation can be reprogrammed, why China is winning the game of economic statecraft, how the United States has undermined the very coalition needed to counter Beijing, and what realistic strategies Europe has left — from the Mercosur deal to manufacturing partnerships with India, Vietnam and the Philippines. The conversation also turns to the maritime order and how Iran, China, Russia and, increasingly, the United States are eroding the legal frameworks that make global shipping possible, and what the consequences will be for prices, security and Europe's economic resilience. This episode was recorded on the sidelines of the Resilient Futures Fellowship programme, organised by the Res Publica Foundation and PZU Foundation in Warsaw. Subscribe for weekly analysis on democracy, security and the economy in Central and Eastern Europe…

People in this episode

Host: Wojciech Przybylski

Guest: Elisabeth Braw

Topics covered

• globalisation
• trade
• economic statecraft
• China
• Europe's economy
• tariffs
• maritime order

Keywords

• globalisation
• tariffs
• China
• Europe
• economic resilience
• trade partnerships
• maritime order

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Atlantic Council, Res Publica Foundation, PZU Foundation

Books & works: Goodbye Globalisation

Places: United States, China, Europe, Iran, Russia, Warsaw

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