Lubna Qassim and Jens Hillebrand Pohl

BOTH WRITERS ARE EDITORIAL LEADERS OF THE HELSINKI GEOECONOMICS MONITOR. LUBNA QASSIM IS AN INTERNATIONAL LAWYER, A DISTINGUISHED FELLOW AT UCLA, AND A FORMER SENIOR MULTILATERAL DIPLOMAT AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN GENEVA. JENS HILLEBRAND POHL IS A LAWYER, ECONOMIST AND PRESIDENT OF THE HELSINKI GEOECONOMICS SOCIETY.

The vulnerability of global commerce to chokepoints is increasing due to geopolitical pressure and fragmented governance. The authors argue for a new approach to ensure trade resilience.
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The new age of chokepoints

Why global commerce depends on too few places and too little governance