A conversation with Simon Nixon, a senior financial journalist and leading macro thinker. Nixon, formerly the chief European commentator at the Wall Street Journal, was a keynote speaker at the AFI Acceleration Summit on 1 October and shares his thoughts in a separate conversation with Will Wainewright. Future of the West - Making sense of a new world order where power rules — and economic norms no longer apply. This briefing explores global trends in geopolitics and macroeconomics, including the impact of Trump’s trade policies, the enduring rise of China, the future of Europe and the UK in a thought-provoking fireside conversation.

A link to Simon's newsletter: https://nixons.substack.com/

Euractive article: Where is Europe's economic drone wall? https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/where-is-europes-economic-drone-wall/

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Ep 47: Future of the West - Simon Nixon on a new world order; Acceleration Summit follow-up

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Ep 47: Future of the West - Simon Nixon on a new world order; Acceleration Summit follow-up