02/09/2026
🌏 When does trade policy become national security policy?
Tariffs, strategic competition, supply chain resilience and economic security are increasingly shaping decisions that were once treated primarily as matters of trade.
With the continuing changes to US trade policy, alongside growing competition between major economies, these questions are becoming increasingly relevant for Australia.
In our latest Research Bites video, Professor Weihuan Zhou from the School of Private & Commercial Law, UNSW Law & Justice, and UNSW CIBEL Centre co-director, discusses his research into the systemic and emerging challenges facing the global trading system, and what they mean for governments, businesses and others making decisions in an increasingly uncertain environment.
As economic and security priorities become more closely connected, can the global trading system continue to provide the stability and predictability it was designed to deliver?
