The key forces now shaping markets and geopolitics

The Korea Times

The key forces now shaping markets and geopolitics

NEW YORK — It’s a fascinating moment for international politics and global markets. The world is in turmoil, primarily because the United States, still the dominant superpower, has become a fundamentally unreliable actor. President Donald Trump is actively pulling apart the international order that the U.S. built and led over the past 80 years. Yet financial markets are riding high, not just in the U.S. but also in East Asia, South America, and much of Europe. Are investors wrong, or is the picture more complex than this seeming contradiction suggests? Though the situation is indeed complicated, three major factors will shape global politics and markets for the next several years. First, there are virtually no political constraints on the accelerating development of artificial intelligence (AI), which is the driving force behind the market rally and, for better and for worse, is set to continue virtually unchecked. The most important technological revolution in history — one that will create both extraordinary opportunities and unprecedented dangers—has arrived during a “geo

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