The institutions that guide international policy were built in the aftermath of World War II, a time when the world order was bipolar. The reality today is different, begging the question of whether these institutions are still relevant. Across Asia and the wider Global South, new partnerships are emerging as countries adapt to the shifting poles of power, from the evolving relationship between India and China to groupings such as BRICS. 

This episode explores how trade, technology and migration are reshaping geoeconomics: what happens when services leap across borders faster than goods, when ageing societies depend on foreign workers, when protectionism gives rise to new relationships. And as the world becomes more fragmented, what are the issues that might draw countries together?

Featuring insights from Chief Economist of DBS Taimur Baig; foreign policy analyst C. Raja Mohan; Managing Director of the Asia Society Policy Institute Rorry Daniels; Director of Education at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies in Sri Lanka Bhagya Senaratne; and Director of South Asia Initiatives at the Asia Society Policy Institute Farwa Amer. 

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