The new economic diplomacy
Change is a given in international economic relations. But recent events and decisions by major economic powers have led to a debate about the future of international economic cooperation. How states and entities such as the European Union respond to the profound changes we are seeing today depends on their approach to decision making and negotiation in international economic relations. In other words it depends on their economic diplomacy.
This event looks at the new economic diplomacy upon the publication of The New Economic Diplomacy: Decision-making and negotiation in International Economic Relations. It suggests ways in which academic research can help understand the factors shaping developments and inform the policy responses to the current disruption of established norms of international economic relations.
Meet our speakers
Alexander Bobroske is a former US political campaign operative and trade policy advisor. He is also an LSE alumnus, having participated in the 'Economic Diplomacy' course with Stephen Woolcock. He has advised corporates, investors and non-profits across sectors to navigate global trade policy risks and opportunities from US-China tensions to Brexit and evolving transatlantic relations.
Maaike Okano-Heijmens is a Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute in The Hague, where she leads the ‘Geopolitics of Technology and Digitalisation’ programme. Her main research interests are the geopolitics of technology and digitalisation in EU-Asia relations, with a special focus on China, Japan and the Indo-Pacific.
Stephen Woolcock is Senior Advisor at the LSE Trade Hub and former Associate Professor in International Relations at LSE. He is also editor of the 5th edition of The New Economic Diplomacy: Decision-making and negotiation in International Economic Relations.
Discussants
John Alty is a Visiting Professor in Practice at the LSE European Institute. His career has been spent in HM Government working on regulation, markets and business issues, with a strong EU and international dimension. Before leaving the Government in 2021, John was the Director General for Trade Policy, Department for International Trade, responsible for building UK trade capacity and developing trade policy post EU referendum.
Tomas Baert is a member of cabinet of the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen. As the President’s trade advisor, Tomas supports the Commission’s work on trade policy, economic security, and international competitiveness. He is responsible for helping advance and conclude major EU trade negotiations, and for shaping the EU’s trade relations with both the US and China. Prior to this, among other posts, he led the Trade, Agriculture, and Digital Economy team at the EU Delegation to the US; and headed the Trade Strategy unit in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade.
Chair
Boram Lee is Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at LSE.
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