The Geoeconomic Cold War: How Economic Interdependence Became a Weapon of Geopolitical Coercion

Summary

The article examines the emerging "geoeconomic cold war" where economic tools like trade, finance, technology access, and supply chains are weaponized for geopolitical coercion. It describes how the global economy is fragmenting as countries face the risk of being cut off from the dollar-based financial system, advanced semiconductor imports, and international trade networks. The piece argues that economic interdependence is no longer a stabilizing force but a battleground for strategic competition, accelerating the breakdown of globalization into rival economic blocs.