Global Shocks Push Geoeconomics to the Center Stage at Foreign Policy Forum By Umar Manzoor Shah Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Global Shocks Push Geoeconomics to the Center Stage at Foreign Policy Forum By Umar Manzoor Shah SRINAGAR, India, Apr 17 2026 (IPS) - As war in the Middle East ripples through global markets, policymakers, economists, and industry leaders gathered in Washington this week to agree that economics is no longer separate from geopolitics. It is now its core instrument. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/04/global-shocks-push-geoeconomics-to-the-center-stage-at-foreign-policy-forum/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.