Shaking the Global Order S4, Ep 3: Tiberghien on the impact of current conflicts on geopolitical relations today

It was my pleasure to invite Yves Tiberghien back into the Virtual Studio to examine the state of geopolitical relations today and in particular the impact of the current conflicts – Ukraine and Russia, and the US-Israel war in Iran. Also, I wanted to get his take on the impact of the Trump administration on the global order. Finally, Yves and a colleague Zaki Laidi recently published a volume with Cambridge University Press called the “Hedgers” which focuses in part on what they identify as 8 key Global South Middle Powers (GSMP) and their active roles in global order. I wanted to get his reflections on these Middle Powers. Yves is the Distinguished Professor and Dean of the Taipei School of Economics and Political Science, at National Tsinghua University. Yves is also a Professor of Political Science, Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research, and Director of the Center for Japanese Research (on leave of absence) at the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on the global order, the comparative political economy of East Asia, and global economic and environmental governance. His latest books include: "The Hedgers: How The Global South Navigates the Sino-American Competition", co-authored with Zaki Laïdi from Sciences Po Paris; and "the Global Economic Order on the Brink", a co-edited book with Shiro Armstrong from ANU. In November 2017, Yves was made a Chevalier de l’ordre national du mérite by the French President.