Economic power has always been linked to an ability to influence the trading and production of goods acting within existing rules, whether in politics or the business world. In theory, both situations are different, since economic power exerted in the political sphere is usually accompanied by actions related to tax, while economic power based on competition is put into action starting from investment, commercial or technological appeal.
‘Geoeconomy’ studies the power relationships between the various economic agents and offers the key to understanding global financial movements and what lies behind many political decisions that, in reality, are still power struggles.