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Trade SplainingEarly Returns from COP 28, Tesla vs Swedish Workers and the Global Minimum Corporate TaxOn Episode 56:
👉 Early returns from COP 28, land the adventures of a rare duck in geneva.
👉 Tesla goes at it with Swedish workers and what it could mean for the future of labor rights
👉 Global Minimum Corporate Tax facing doubts
Also joining Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore this episode is Valerie Picard, Head of Trade at the International Chamber of Commerce, to talk about whether business has become less engaged in trade policy debates, how they deal with an expanding trade agenda and if multilateral institutions are really fit for pur...2023-12-0742 minTrade SplainingA Cloudier Path to a Low-Carbon Future, US Trade Policy Setbacks in Asia & More China De-riskingOn Episode 55:
👉 Do high interest rates, inflation and geopolitical tensions and other factors driving an increased focus on energy security make the path to a low-carbon future look less straightforward?
👉 Looking at the Biden administrations failure to reach an agreement on the trade pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Agreement (IPEF) and why it's decision to reduce it's ambition on digital trade may have played a major role
👉 More China De-risking as foreign firms are looking for better uses for their money with a slowing Chinese economy and rising geopolitical tensions
👉 Sh...2023-11-2143 minTrade SplainingGreen Transition’s Winners & Losers, Nearshoring Positives(?) and Covid Supply Shocks 3 Years LaterOn Episode 54:
👉 Will workers be left out of the coming Green Transition?
👉 Does nearshoring mean that American manufacturing is back?
👉 How COVID-related supply shocks continue to affect commodity markets - this time fertilizer
👉 Blancpain, Rob and Lars's Trade Splaining spinoff, and more!
Also joining Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore this episode is Bernie Kuiten - Head of External Relations at the WTO - to talk about how the WTO manages to get its message across and engage with others during uncertain times.
Huge thanks as alwa...2023-10-2442 minTrade SplainingFragmented Trade, CBAM, COP28 and EVsOn Episode 53:
👉 Looking ahead to COP28
👉 The EU leaning in with the CBAM finally taking effect October 1
👉 Winners and Losers from a fragmenting trade enviornment
👉 Electric vehicles encapsulating many of the issues we see around trade, labor and the environment
Joining Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore this episode is Fitore Pula of the International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC to talk about the link between trade and humanitarian assistance.
Huge thanks as always to executive producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger and editor-in-chief Cristina Bagsic i...2023-10-0334 minTrade SplainingChina’s Lagging Growth, Digital Trade and Slowing Auto Industry DemandOn Episode 52:
👉 Looking at how slumping demand in China may to be dragging down global trade
👉 Why the days of tax free Digital Trade may be slowly coming to an end
👉 Why auto industry sales may be the canary in the coal mine for global growth
Joining Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore this episode is Ann-Kathrin Zotz and Caroline Foerster of White Label Project, to talk about sustainable fashion and sustainable trade, whether upcoming EU regulation affects businesses likes theirs...and fashion advice for me and Rob.
Huge...2023-08-3139 minTrade SplainingClimate Change, War, AI & the Hollywood Writers Strike#TradeSplaining is back with a new episode!
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👉 Looking at how Climate Change, AI and War are Changing trade in ways that are increasingly visible
👉 How the Hollywood writers strike marks a new chapter when talking about technology and labor
👉 More animal stories in Switzerland: this time attack of the cows
Joining Ardian Mollabeciri and Rob Skidmore this episode is André Schneider, CEO of Geneva Airport, to talk about why we need a nuanced discussion arou...2023-08-1740 minTrade SplainingChina’s Turn in the Trade War, De-Risking and Wageflation ft. Arancha González LayaOn this special milestone episode, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined by Arancha Gonzalez, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po for former Foreign Minister of Spain, for an even more special in person interview to discuss what it will take to make multilateralism work, what a more realistic EU policy toward China would look like... and her favorite food in Geneva (HINT: not kebabs)
They also look at how security interests continue to drive inefficient trade policy between China, the United States and the rest of the West, how more...2023-07-2051 minTrade SplainingClimate Change, Artificial Intelligence and Microchips ft. Chris Miller, author of Chip WarOn this episode, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined by Chris Miller, Associate Professor of International History at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and author of "Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology" to discuss the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical resource—microchip technology—with the United States and China increasingly in conflict, what it might mean for the future of trade and why chips really are once again the new oil (yes, real...2023-06-1539 minTrade SplainingCommercial Real Estate Prices, Changing Luxury Trends and Climate Change(ing) Supply ChainsOn this episode, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined by Annette Ssemuwemba, Deputy Executive Director at the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) at the World Trade Organization (WTO), to discuss the rationale behind promoting trade for least developed countries, and veggie kebabs.
They also look at warnings about commercial real estate prices (there's a trade angle in there we promise), changing luxury trends and how climate change is affecting supply chains,
TS producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger is also back to give her thoughts on the vibe shift happening right under Boomers and Gen X's nos...2023-05-2338 minTrade SplainingNearshoring, Green Subsidies & ChatGPTOn this episode of Trade Splaining, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined by Richard Baldwin, author and Professor of International Economics at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Switzerland joins Trade Splaining once again to discuss how what advances in AI like ChatGPT mean for his past predictions on the future of work and international trade, his takeaways from Davos and more.
Ardian and Rob also touch base on the state of export controls and green subsidies as well as the state of play at the WTO...and snow-shoe-ing
TS producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger...2023-02-0938 minTrade SplainingThe Death of Globalization (again), More China and the WTOOn this episode of Trade Splaining, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined by Alessandro Fedele, Global Head, Private Sector, Innovative Financing, Strategy and Support at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC. They talk about the private sectors relationship to humanitarian aid and discover why the link is stronger then many assume at first.
They also dive into the latest on 2023 and talk about the death...or not...of globalization (again), Davos, China and more. There also may or may not also be a few updates on Harry and Meghan 🤷♂️
TS p...2023-01-2440 minTrade Splaining2022 Re-SplainedOn this episode of Trade Splaining, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore look back on the year that was 2022 and recap the biggest new stories and trends and look forward to 2023 and what the forecast looking ahead.
The include rising trade tensions between the US and the EU, the WTO, anti-trust and Big Tech, China's de-coupling, the rise and fall of global freight shipping, global supply chains and of course: inflation
2022-12-2936 minTrade SplainingCOP27, the Latest on the Global Minimum Tax & Talking Davos Man with Peter S. Goodman of the New York TimesOn this episode of Trade Splaining, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined by Peter S. Goodman, Global Economics Correspondent for the New York Times and author of Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World.
They talk about why he believes rising inequality and the concentration of wealth among billionaires has come not only at the expense of most of the world’s population but has not been by accident or natural result of “Globalization”, but rather a conscious push by “Davos Men”. We also talk about why he believes trade oftentimes incorrectly bears the brunt of t...2022-11-1744 minTrade SplainingUS Export Controls on China, More Inflation & Thinking Regionally When Talking GlobalizationOn this episode of Trade Splaining, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined by Shannon O'Neil, Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations
They talk about why we should look closer to home when talking about the benefits of Globalization, what we get wrong when messaging it...and the best taco spots in New York City.
Ardian and Rob also digest the latest news on recently announced US Export Controls on China's Semi-conductor Industry, inflation continuing to wreak...2022-10-2740 minTrade SplainingExporting Inflation, China’s Belt & Road 2.0 and How Unions Got Their Groove BackOn this episode of Trade Splaining, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined by Caroline Freund, Dean of the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy and former Global Director of Trade, Investment and Competitiveness at the World Bank.
They talk about how political considerations are shifting trade patterns, what students are learning today that's different from past generations....and of course, San Diego kebabs.
Ardian and Rob also talk about the latest news on how the global economy has caught the inflation bug, Industrial policy by a different name, China's new...2022-10-0443 minTrade SplainingChina, Trade Deals & Changing PerceptionsOn this episode of Trade Splaining, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined by Dmitry Grozoubinski, lead trainer of ExplainTrade, Executive Director of the Geneva Trade Platform at the Graduate Institute's Centre for Trade and Economic Integration, and Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde’s School of Law. They talk about how he’s seen the discussion around trade change over the past decade, his advice for young people and what its like being from... New Zealand???
Ardian and Rob also talk about the latest news related to the continued fallout from geopolitical tensions in Taiw...2022-09-0142 minTrade SplainingTaiwan, Tech & the WTOOn this episode of Trade Splaining, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined Bryce Baschuk, Geneva-based reporter for Bloomberg News. They talk about what it's like covering the WTO, how covering the trade beat has evolved over the past decade, and why there is still hope.
Ardian and Rob also talk about the latest news related to how climate change and geopolitical tensions in Taiwan and elsewhere are affecting international trade patterns as well as the tech bubble bursting, or not.
The co-hosts are also joined by TS producer Michelle Olguin as she also...2022-08-1639 minTrade SplainingChina, Trade Fragmentation and How To Avert a Food CrisisOn this episode of TradeSplaining, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined Ian Goldin - Director of the Martin School and Professor at the University of Oxford. They talk about why globalization gets such a bad rap, where it can be improved and how it can be a solution to many of the worlds issues. Ian also muses on why the world also needs more vegan kebabs.
Ardian and Rob also talk about the latest economic news coming out of China (Hint:debt is involved), rising interest rates and the real and growing potential for a...2022-07-2835 minTrade SplainingMC 12, Shifting Supply Chains and Trade & Human RightsOn this episode of TradeSplaining, hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore are joined Chad P. Bown - Reginald Jones Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE).
They talk about what we learned from MC12, whether geopolitical considerations more important to economists now than they were before, whose winning the Trade War (hint: nobody) as well as his pick for favorite guilty pleasure in Geneva.
Ardian and Rob also digest the WTO Ministerial Conference 12, whether the nature of trade and supply chains is shifting, as well as the latest from the US as...2022-06-3039 minTrade SplainingSupply Chains, ESG and Big TechOn this episode of TradeSplaining, Lars Karlsson - Global Head of Trade & Customs consulting at A.P. Møller-Mærsk joins hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore on Trade Splaining to talk about yet more changes supply chains, what we should expect... and his favorite Vikings tv show
They also discuss the latest on the latest news on the Big Tech front, what the future holds for ESG, China's exports and more!
The co-hosts are also joined by TS producer Michelle Olguin as she also gives her thoughts on the vibe shift happening right under Bo...2022-06-0935 minTrade SplainingDe-Globalization, Inflation and Why Oil is The New OilOn this episode of TradeSplaining, Inu Mank - Trade Policy Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations - joins hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore on Trade Splaining to talk about the United States perspective on the WTO as well as her views on Globalization and why we should all visit Geneva
They also discuss the latest on why oil is still king, whether de-globalization is something we should be worried about, the latest on baby formula and export bans in India.
The co-hosts are also joined by TS producer Michelle Olguin as she also g...2022-05-2639 minTrade SplainingGlobalization’s Over (Again), Elon Musk and Market ConcentrationOn this episode of TradeSplaining, Jan Eeckhout - author, economist and professor - joins hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore on Trade Splaining to talk about what why we should be concerned about market concentration and what should be done about it. Also: kebabs.
They also discuss the latest hot takes on why Globalization is ending and the French elections, what Netflix's drop says about competition in the industry and their take on Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter.
The co-hosts are also joined by TS producer Michelle as she also gives her thoughts on the...2022-05-0541 minTrade SplainingChina, the Good, the Bad, and the EvergrandeArdian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore explore what we always get wrong about China with recovering ex-journalist and founder of Darken Light Consulting Rachel Morarjee
Michelle Olguin debuts as co-host for the new roundup as we tackle such issues as:
where on God's green earth is Ardi?
the anti-work movement
why the boom is ending for Peleton and Netflix
Gruyère cheese under threat
how US sanctions on Russia could reinforce the fragmentation of global trade and tech
2022-02-1554 minTrade Splaining2021 Re-Splained: COVID, Inequality, Inflation and Supply ChainsIn the final episode of 2021 , Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore close out the year in their very own Trade Splaining way by recapping the year that was, the key takeaways they gathered from guests along the way and what we can expect for 2022.
2021-12-1630 minTrade SplainingWTO Ministerial, US - China Trade Tensions and Breaking Down ESGKristina Touzenis, Head of the Geneva Chapter of Women in Sustainable Finance and Former Head of International Migration Law Unit at the International Organization for Migration joins hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore on Trade Splaining to talk about what Environmental, Social and Governance is all about, how its changed and where its going. Also: kebabs.
On this episode, Ardian and Rob also discuss:
The latest on the WTO Ministerial Conference 12, which has been postponed
Another escalation in trade tensions between the United States and China
Whether ESG has become profitable for companies
How Organized labor i...2021-12-0240 minTrade SplainingCOP 26, China and Modeling the Future with Mark EspositoDr. Mark Esposito, scholar, Co-founder and Chief Learning Officer of Nexus Frontier Tech joins hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore on Trade Splaining to talk about mega-trends, his views on China's tech crackdown, why our future doesn't have to be as bleak as the latest James Cameron film and what policymakers need to understand better about tech companies.
On this episode, Ardian and Rob also discuss:
Follow-up to the discussion on Evergrande crisis
The latest on Chinese bond markets and tech IPOs
Xi-Jinpings new place in Chinese Communist Party history
The latest on COP 26
The latest...2021-11-1839 minTrade SplainingChina‘s Evergande Problem, Trade Agreements and Facebook the MonopolySusan Ariel Aaronson, Director of the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub at George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, D.C. joins hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore on Trade Splaining to talk about why data governance is so difficult to get right, why it matters...and what we can do about it. She also gives her own special take on kebabs.
On this episode, Ardian and Rob also discuss:
The Evergrande crisis and what the bursting of China's housing bubble means for the rest of the world
The skyrocketing rise in...2021-10-1243 minTrade SplainingFor Everything Else, Theres Maersk: Digital Customs, Supply Chains, Luxury Brands and ChinaLars Karlsson, Global Head of Trade and Customs at A.P. Møller – Mærsk joins hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore on Trade Splaining to talk about why we should be excited about the future of customs, which areas companies like Mærsk are focusing....and his favorite Bruce Springsteen song.
On this episode, Ardian and Rob also discuss:
Continuing supply chains issues affecting the globe
How spending by the rich on a luxury boom is driving the US economic recovery
The skyrocketing prices of luxury watches
How China's domestic tech crackdown may have affect luxur...2021-09-1650 minTrade SplainingCommodities, Customs and Coconuts
Al Gina, president and co-founder of CT strategies and former assistant commissioner for international trade at the US customs and border protection joins hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore on Trade Splaining to talk about how customs has changed over the past 30+ years, what are some of the challenges governments now face which people aren't aware of....and his bets memories of Staten Island
On this episode, Ardian and Rob also discuss:
- The latest on the UN Climate Report
- Why surging demand for commodities and lack of supply has been great for...2021-08-3148 minTrade SplainingTariffs, Inflation and the G7 Global Corporate Minimum Tax
International trade scholar Simon Evenett of the University of St. Gallen Dr. joins hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore on Trade Splaining to talk about why we should be worried about global trade restrictions, what can be done...and whether Ridley Scott really is better than Peter Jackson
On this episode, Ardian and Rob also discuss:
- The new G7 agreement on a global corporate minimum tax
- How tariffs have had unintended consequences on China and Australia's trade relationship
- China's unorthodox attempts at managing inflation at home
- The best i...2021-06-1539 minTrade SplainingInflation, Trade Deals...and Brexit is still a thingCustoms and international trade expert Dr. Anna Jerzewska joins hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore on Trade Splaining to recap where we are almost six months after Brexit day, why inclusiveness is important for expanding the discussion...and vegan kebabs
On this episode, Ardian and Rob also discuss:
Supply chain gluts, commodity price rises, and global inflation fears
The impact of Trumps tariffs
Switzerlands stalled deal with the EU
The best in local news from Geneva and elsewhere
Trade & Borders is a London and Geneva based customs and international trade consultancy specializing in delivering bespoke...2021-06-0143 minTrade SplainingWhat to Expect When You're Electing: 2020 US Election 'SplainerCo-hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Rob Skidmore are joined by Daniel Warner in this special 2020 US election 'splainer episode. They discuss the state of US politics, its role in the world and what implications the 2020 elections could, and should have on trade.
2020-11-0340 minTrade SplainingFeel the Bern(-ard) Hoekman - Trade, the WTO and.... Michigan(?)Premier episode of the Trade Splaining podcast. Co-hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Rob Skidmore recap 2020 and all things COVID, current events and trade. They are joined by Bernard Hoekman to discuss the state of trade post-COVID, the latest on the state of the WTO....and why Michigan is better than Wisconsin.
On this episode:
1. 2020 In Review - 05:50
2. Guest Interview (Bernard Hoekman) - 39:30
3. Overheard at the UN Beach - 56:30
4. This Week in Local News - 64:00
5. Wrap-up - 69:00
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