To begin 2026 and the third series of Forum Radio, we are delighted to be in conversation with our long-standing member and friend, Dr Efraim Chalamish. Condensing his CV is a challenge: Efi (as he is known) lives in New York with his family, but travels around the world frequently as an international economic law professor, advisor and commentator. He has been involved in legal practice in NY, Paris and Israel, teaches at NYU and is a Senior Advisor with Duff & Phelps/Kroll.
During Forum in New York, Jessica caught up with Efi for a brief overview of the intersection between law and geopolitics, how best to bridge the gap between private sector and government regulation and his passion for taking complex systems and translating them into plain English.
'I think instead of speaking about post-globalization or de-globalization, we actually speak about a new form of globalization. We speak about a world where governments focus on unilateral actions, bilateral agreements, regional partnerships... instead of working on mega agreements on a global scale where politics and bad governance kills the chances of getting things done.'
This episode was edited by Vanessa Heaney.
Music by Alex Vickers
