14. Global Order After 2008: Power, Finance, and the Future of Nation-State Sovereignty — Josef Braml
What happens when the global system still looks stable—but the forces beneath it are shifting?
In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Brent Nelson speaks with Josef Braml, European Director of the Trilateral Commission, about the changing architecture of global order in the aftermath of the 2007–2008 financial crisis.
Braml argues that what we are witnessing is not simply a geopolitical rivalry, but a deeper transformation in how power operates—where trade, finance, and technology are no longer neutral systems, but increasingly shaped by strategic interests and institutional design.
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