Geoeconomic Competition

Broken China with Logan Wright

China's economic miracle is over — so what now? Francesca Ghiretti sits down with Logan Wright, author of Broken China: How the Economic Miracle Shattered and What I

Special Episode - Trade Deficits and Growing EU-China Tensions (repost of CSIS Trade Off)

In this episode of The Trade Off, CSIS Economics Program Director Philip Luck sits down with Francesca Ghiretti, director of the RAND Economic Security and Resilience Ini

Special Episode - What is Economic Security?

This is a repost by Geoeconomic Competition of Trade-Off, the podcast of DG Trade and Economic Security at the European Commission (https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/trad

Beyond Big Tech: Inside the European Quest for the Tech Stack with Cristina Caffarra

What is "EuroStack," and where does Europe actually stand in the global tech race? In this episode, Francesca Ghiretti hosts Cristina Caffarra, prominent competition econ

Brussels vs Beijing: Inside the Trade Standoff with Finbarr Bermingham

On the 18th of June, EU leaders met to discuss "macroeconomic imbalances" aka China and tasked the Commission to design a new instrument and a solidrity measure. On the 2

How Technological Progress Happens (and Ends) with Carl Benedikt Frey

In this episode of Geoeconomic Competition, Francesca Ghiretti speaks with Carl Benedikt Frey, Dieter Schwarz Associate Professor of AI & Work at the Oxford Internet Inst

What does the Trump-Xi meeting mean for Europe with Noah Barkin

In this episode of Geoeconomic Competition, Francesca Ghiretti speaks with Noah Barkin, Senior Advisor at Rhodium Group about the outcome of the Trump-Xi summit and espec

What Neo-royalism means for Europe and the World with Abe Newman

In this episode of Geoeconomic Competition, Francesca Ghiretti speaks with Abraham Newman, Professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and co-auth

Short - China's Supply Chain Security Law and Anti-Extraterritoriality Law

In this quick 10 minutes episode, Francesca Ghiretti unpacks China's State Council Decree Number 834: the Regulations on Industrial and Supply Chain Security, and De

What to expect from the Trump-Xi Summit with Wendy Cutler

In this episode of Geoeconomic Competition, Francesca Ghiretti speaks with Wendy Cutler, Vice President of the Asia Society Policy Institute, about the upcoming Trump-Xi

"Buy (with) Europe" and the Industrial Accelerator Act with Sander Tordoir

In this episode of Geoeconomic Competition, Francesca Ghiretti speaks with Sander Tordoir, Chief Economist at the Centre for European Reform, about the EU Industrial Acce

The 15th Five Year Plan with Jost Wuebbeke

In this episode of Geoeconomic Competition, Francesca Ghiretti speaks with Dr. Jost Wübbeke is Managing Partner at Sinolytics, about the content of China's 15th Five

What's next for EU-India? with Garima Mohan

In this episode of Geoeconomic Competition, Francesca Ghiretti speaks with Garima Mohan, Senior Fellow in the Indo-Pacific Program at GMF, about the future of the EU–Indi

The Critical Minerals Game with Cory Combs

In this episode of Geoeconomic Competition, Francesca Ghiretti speaks with Cory Combs, Associate Director at Trivium, about the intensifying global competition over criti

Redefining European Economic Security with François Chimits

How is the European Union redefining economic security in an era of geopolitical tension? In this episode of Geoeconomic Competition, Francesca Ghiretti sits down with Fr

Will the RMB become the next Global Reserve Currency? With Gerard DiPippo

At the end of January 2026, Qiushi published a 2024 speech by Xi Jinping that, among other themes, underscored the strategic importance of having a global reserve currenc

Do we need manufacturing? with Chris Miller

Europe and the US are racing to bring manufacturing back home - but should they be? Inspired by an article from The Economist, Chris Miller, Professor of International Hi

Can Chinese investments in European BEV become genuine engines of growth? with Agnes Szunomar

With the EU and China reaching price undertakings on Chinese EV imports, this episode features Ágnes Szunomár, Associate Professor at Corvinus University of Budapest, to

What will China's anti-involution campaign (not) solve with Yanmei Xie

In the final 2025 episode of Geoeconomic Competition, Yanmei Xie tackles the big questions behind China’s anti-involution campaign. What distinguishes involution from ove

What is the Reparation Loan and Why it matters so much with Lucas Guttenberg

On the 18th of December, the leaders of the EU will discuss the much debated reparation loan, a proposal to use the frozen Russian assets to finance the Ukrainian war eff