‘India and China are creating alternative payment systems now — that could be a powerful geoeconomic challenge to the US’

Matteo Maggiori explains geoeconomics as powerful nations leveraging trade and finance for influence, citing tools like export controls and sanctions. He highlights the financial sector and semiconductor supply chains as key arenas, noting China and India's efforts to create alternative systems to challenge US dominance. Overuse of geoeconomic power risks fragmentation and the rise of multipolar world.