Geoeconomic Statecraft: Power Through Markets, Rules, and Infrastructure
Strategic finance, trade, and development as tools of global influence
“In today’s world, markets are no longer neutral—they are battlegrounds for resilience, influence, and security.”
Overview
- This keynote presents geoeconomics not as a niche discipline but as the central lever of 21st-century statecraft. Mark Kennedy outlines how nations now compete by shaping markets, steering capital, writing trade rules, and financing infrastructure—all with the aim of advancing strategic advantage without firing a shot.
- Drawing on his experience in Congress, academia, and global economic diplomacy, Kennedy explains how geoeconomic tools—from export controls to development finance—are redefining what it means to project power in a multipolar, interdependent world.
Key Themes Covered
- How economic instruments—from tariffs to SWIFT access—can deter, coerce, or reward
- The strategic rise of infrastructure finance (BRI, PGII, DFC, JICA) as a long-game competition
- The return of industrial policy and supply chain alignment in democratic economies
- Why rule-setting power (in digital trade, data flows, investment screening) matters as much as market size
- The challenge of aligning economic efficiency with national security and democratic values
Audience Takeaways
- A strategic understanding of how finance, trade, and development tools function in global competition
- Policy insight for adapting to new economic alliances, market controls, and infrastructure initiatives
- A framework for integrating GRIPS principles—especially governance, resilience, and perception—into economic decision-making
Who This Is For
- Trade negotiators, finance ministry officials, and sovereign wealth leaders
- Executives in export-sensitive industries, energy, and infrastructure
- Policy analysts and scholars focused on economic statecraft and development finance
- Civil society and multilateral stakeholders navigating rules-based economic order
🎥 Watch Mark in Action
- Vision for a New Economic Alliance
- Harvard| Boston Global Forum | April 2025
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