While the issue of Ukraine is engaging the public and fostering a greater interest in foreign and security policy topics, global economic policy issues and debates largely pass most people by and are primarily discussed by economists and economic historians. Unlike during the Euro crisis, whose complexities overwhelmed society as a whole, questions about supply chains, resource security, and technological change have now reached the press and media. However, for most people, the necessity of a related paradigm shift in German foreign and economic policy is not evident. This is particularly true for the increasing importance of using economic means to enforce (power) political interests in other words, the new "geoeconomics". This book situates the scientific findings and debates surrounding this term within the global confrontation between the USA, China, and Europe, translating them into language that everyone can understand. The author contributes to the public debate in Germany with this essay and therefore addresses the interested public.

Provides an overview of the significance of geoeconomics in the global power struggle between China, the USA, and the EU Addresses the paradigm shift in German and European foreign economic policy Outlines the simultaneous foreign and security policy challenges for the three major power centers

Autorentext

Dr. Stefan Fröhlich ist Professor für Internationale Politik und Politische Ökonomie an der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg und lehrt an verschiedenen renommierten Universitäten im In- und Ausland. In Wissenschaft, Öffentlichkeit und Medien ist er als ausgewiesener Experte für deutsche Außen- und Außenwirtschaftspolitik sowie globale Ordnungsfragen gleichermaßen bekannt.

Inhalt

The global turning point has already occurred.- The beginning of the post-American era.- The geoeconomic maps of the future.- Germany's departure from the previous economic model.- Conclusion: The end of Western illusions.