The return of geoeconomics: How scared should we be?

Geoeconomic competition has returned to the world polity. This paper compares the situation before the world wars to that of the contemporary world. The paper argues that war is not likely to result from geoeconomic competition—though war may well result from more traditional reasons.

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Thesis Eleven
Published
2026-09-10
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https://doi.org/10.1177/07255136261487205
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World Systems and Global Transformations
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The return of geoeconomics: How scared should we be?

John A. Hall
Thesis Eleven
World Systems and Global Transformations
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The return of geoeconomics: How scared should we be?

John A. Hall
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Abstract

Geoeconomic competition has returned to the world polity. This paper compares the situation before the world wars to that of the contemporary world. The paper argues that war is not likely to result from geoeconomic competition—though war may well result from more traditional reasons.

Thesis Eleven
McGill University (CA)
Openalex Percentile: Top 3%
World Systems and Global Transformations
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