1.0FIWhttps://www.fiw.ac.at/en/Birgit Buschbomhttps://www.fiw.ac.at/en/author/buschbom/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FozmHJyTzX"><a href="https://www.fiw.ac.at/en/2024/06/10/global-trade-and-geopolitical-fragmentation/">Global trade and geopolitical fragmentation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.fiw.ac.at/en/2024/06/10/global-trade-and-geopolitical-fragmentation/embed/#?secret=FozmHJyTzX" width="600" height="338" title="“Global trade and geopolitical fragmentation” — FIW" data-secret="FozmHJyTzX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.fiw.ac.at/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.fiw.ac.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/globe-gc20001110_1280.jpg1280960A few countries account for the bulk of global trade flows. Recently emerging geopolitical country groups, such as BRICS, account for about one fifth of global exports, although this share is mostly due to China. Grouping countries into a Western group (including the US and European economies) and a group oriented towards China shows that […]