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Economic theory | June 2026
Keynes’s moral philosophy and embrace of uncertainty can guide economics, finance, and AI-driven markets today
ROBERT SKIDELSKY
Geoeconomics | June 2026
Around the world, the line between economic policy and national security is disappearing
JOSH LIPSKY
Geoeconomics | Podcast
As global powers face rising geopolitical tensions, sanctions, export controls, and tariffs are once again tools of leverage, marking the resurgence of geoeconomics, where economic policy and national security converge. In this podcast, Atlantic Council's Josh Lipsky and Stanford's Matteo Maggiori discuss the new face of geoeconomics and its seemingly vengeful comeback.
MATTEO MAGGIORI
How new economics tools explain global power dynamics
CHRISTOPHER CLAYTON
JESSE SCHREGER
Geopolitical rivalry does not end the need for trade cooperation, but the multilateral system must adapt
AADITYA MATTOO
MICHELE RUTA
ROBERT W. STAIGER
When global volatility increases, so does the demand for the dollar. When countries face sanctions, they rush for gold. But while the two have been the most common reserve currencies for decades, surprising alternatives are emerging. In this podcast, economist and <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691280530/money-beyond-borders?srsltid=AfmBOoqnuAD32vbXh0CNrcH51zputaTt6RWMeZ18Qh8W52dMjewuuY4y">author</a> Barry Eichengreen and Chima Simpson-Bell discuss the changing landscape of reserve currencies. <em><a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/imfpodcast/Eichengreen-Simpson-Bell-transcript-IMF_Podcast.pdf">Transcript</a></em>
BARRY EICHENGREEN
CHIMA SIMPSON-BELL
Globalization | June 2026
A feedback loop between economics, domestic politics, and geopolitics is spiraling out of control
MEG RITHMIRE
International trade | June 2026
Trade theory must catch up with tariffs, industrial policy, and the costs of globalization
JAMIESON GREER
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