Warwick Powell - U.S., China, Tariff Wars, and Multipolarity | Ep 427, Apr 8, 2025 [EP427]
Posted on Thursday, Apr 10, 2025 | Category: Armenia, World, Geopolitics, Economy | Series: cog
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Topics:
- U.S. Tariff Wars
- Target: Iran
- The Global South
- The Belt and Road Initiative
Episode 427 | Recorded: April 6, 2025
Show Notes
Summary
In this Conversations on Groong episode, we speak with Professor Warwick Powell about the tectonic shifts in global trade, economics, and geopolitics. From Washington’s renewed tariff wars to China’s expanding influence through BRICS and infrastructure initiatives like the BRI, Powell shares his insights on the emerging multipolar order and the declining dominance of the U.S.-centric financial system.
Main Topics Addressed
- U.S. tariff wars and their political and economic underpinnings
- China’s evolving role in the global trade architecture
- Rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran
- The emergence of BRICS as a multipolar economic bloc
- Dollar de-weaponization and alternative financial infrastructures (e.g., BRICS Clear)
- Belt & Road Initiative vs. India’s INSTC: competition or complementarity?
- Strategic navigation for small states like Armenia in a shifting global order
Key Questions Discussed
- What are the real causes of U.S. industrial decline, and are tariffs the right response?
- How will the new wave of tariffs affect China, BRICS, and global trade structures?
- Are we witnessing the end of globalization or its transformation into a multipolar model?
- What are the implications of a potential U.S.-Iran conflict on regional and global alliances?
- How effective are BRICS’ efforts to bypass the U.S. dollar in global trade?
- What long-term effects could de-dollarization have on U.S. capital markets?
- Are Belt and Road and INSTC competing initiatives, or can they be complementary?
- How should countries like Armenia approach these evolving regional infrastructure projects?
Referenced Articles & Sources
- Iran closes airspace, full combat readiness (Mehr)
- Global Times – Iran crisis coverage
- Reuters – Russia-China dialogue on Iran
Wrap-up
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Guests
Warwick Powell
Prof. Warwick Powell is Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, and a Senior Fellow at Taihe Institute in Beijing. He is the author of “China, Trust and Digital Supply Chains”. “Dynamics of a Zero Trust World”. His work focuses on digital innovation, technologies, and international political economy.
Hosts
Hovik Manucharyan
Hovik Manucharyan is an information security engineer who moved from Seattle to Armenia in 2022. He co-founded the ANN/Groong podcast in 2020 and has been a contributor to Groong News since the late 1990s.
Disclaimer: The views expressed by Hovik Manucharyan on the ANN/Groong podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of his employer or any other organization.
Asbed Bedrossian
Asbed is founder of the Armenian News Network Groong and co-founder of the ANN/Groong podcast.