ECIPE Webinar: The New Globalisation – How the Global Economy is Changing

Globalisation is changing – rapidly and profoundly. Flows of information, services, data, knowledge, and research are becoming more important drivers of globalisation alongside traditional trade, investment and people. Unlike trade in goods, they are often less sensitive to physical distance, which partly explains their rise.

Yet as geographical distance becomes less important, geopolitical distance may become more significant. Because many of these new flows are closely linked to technology, innovation, and economic power, they are increasingly at the centre of efforts by governments to reduce strategic dependencies, strengthen technological sovereignty, secure critical supply chains, and manage exposure to rival systems.

What do these new flows look like in practice? How do they interact with traditional forms of globalisation such as trade in goods, foreign investment, and financial flows? And how are both new and traditional forms of globalisation evolving in an era marked by rising geopolitical tensions, global uncertainty, and strategic rivalry between the United States and China?