The global economic order is shifting, with states increasingly reclaiming their role in shaping markets through geoeconomic strategies. This marks a move away from the idea that free trade and self-regulating markets alone can ensure peace and prosperity. While economic security has become a priority for many governments, a broader perspective on economic policy making is essential for building a resilient global economy and promoting global prosperity. At Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung (BKHS), we have therefore launched the project “Inclusive Geoeconomics” researching how to implement geoeconomic practices that ensure resilient trade relations while addressing social justice and planetary boundaries.
In a series of six interdisciplinary conversations we discuss how to design economic statecraft considering both economic security and social justice imperatives. If you want to learn more about our BKHS project “Inclusive Geoecoonomics”, check out our website. If you sign up for the project newsletter, you will receive invitations to the discussion series and updates on the project. Register for our project newsletter here.
#1 Geoeconomic approaches along global supply chains
with Melanie Müller, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
28 May 2025, 2:00-2:45 PM
More on this topic: Die Geopolitik globaler Lieferketten (Melanie Müller, 2025)
#2 Strengthening EU competitiveness through geoeconomics
with Tobias Gehrke, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
3 June 2025, 11:00-11:45 AM
More on this topic: Fortune favours the bold: Upgrading the EU’s geoeconomic strategy (Tobias Gehrke & Filip Medunic, 2024)
#3 Prospects for WTO reform in light of the geoeconomic turn
with Clara Weinhardt, Maastricht University/Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) and Michal Parízek, Charles University Prague
12 June 2025, 11:00-11:45 AM
More on this topic: Revitalising and Reforming the World Trade Organization in an Age of Geopolitics (Michal Parizek & Clara Weinhardt, 2025)
#4 Geoeconomic challenges and opportunities for the Global South
with Nora Kürzdörfer, Munich Security Conference (MSC)
19 June 2025, 2:00-2:45 PM
More on this topic: Beyond Lose-Lose: Europe and the Global South in the Age of Geoeconomics (Nora Kürzdörfer & Leonard Schütte)
#5 Geoeconomic practices in the technology race
with Jakob Hensing, Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi)
3 July 2025, 11:00-11:45 AM
More on this topic (german): Mehr Wirtschaftssicherheit wagen (Jakob Hensing & Thorsten Benner, 2025)
More on this topic (english): Germany Needs to Rethink Competitiveness for a Hostile World (Thorsten Benner & Jakob Hensing, 2025)
#6 How can we think geoeconomics and human rights together?
with Franziska Korn, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES)
16 July 2025, 1:00-1:45 AM
More on this topic: Hätte, hätte, Lieferkette (Miriam-Lena Horn & Franziska Korn, 2025)