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The Future of Global Trade: Strategies for a Changing World

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Our New Home at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center

  • Room: 1024
  • Date: November 11-13, 2025

Course Description

As the world enters a new era of economic fragmentation—driven by intensifying geopolitical rivalries and national security concerns—global interdependence is being fundamentally reshaped. This intensive three-day program equips leaders, decision-makers, and analysts with the tools to understand and navigate this transformation.

Participants will explore the escalating U.S.–China competition, the rise of industrial policy, and the vulnerabilities of global supply chains, while learning how to balance competitiveness, security, and collaboration in an era of economic uncertainty. Through a mix of lectures, case studies, and interactive exercises, participants will develop actionable insights and strategies for managing risks and seizing opportunities in today’s rapidly evolving global economy.

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Learning Outcomes

  • Grasp the dynamics of economic decoupling and weaponized interdependence.

  • Analyze the resurgence of industrial policy and its impact on competitiveness.

  • Assess supply chain risks in critical industries (semiconductors, EVs, renewable energy).

  • Formulate strategies for leadership and resilience in a fragmented global economy.

Program Schedule

  • Global Trade Transformation: New Competitive Dynamics

  • U.S.–China Strategic Competition

  • When Trade Becomes Warfare: Understanding Economic Decoupling

  • Navigating Trade Disruption

  • Welcome Reception

  • Turning Trade Dependencies Into Leverage: The New Rules of the Game

  • Industrial Policy Returns

  • Regional Trading Blocs: Navigating the New Economic Geography

  • Tech Competition and National Security: Chips, AI, and Critical Industries

  • Guest Speaker/Panel Discussion

  • Europe's Strategic Response: How the EU is Competing with the US and China

  • Emerging Markets: New Opportunities in a Multipolar World?

  • Scenario Planning Exercise: Building Resilient Strategies

  • Program Completion & Certificates

FACULTY COURSE LEAD


Dr. Jonas Nahm, Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS, is a leading expert in the political economy of clean energy transitions. Author of Collaborative Advantage: Forging Green Industries in the New Global Economy, his award-winning research explores how states and firms drive climate policy, green industrial strategy, and the global shift from fossil fuels. His courses offer a cutting-edge look at the politics of decarbonization, equipping students with the insights needed to navigate the future of energy and industry.