Where is the world heading? Towards a “new world disorder” (N. Gnesotto) marked by the resurgence of geopolitical conflicts and state-sponsored violence or towards an ineluctable economic convergence? The two authors of this book do not share the same opinion about our world’s future, but they both hold this nexus between geopolitical and geoeconomic forces to be at the core of our understanding of global affairs. Building on their expertise in economics, defense, and Europea