Globalisation’s Near-Death Experience and the Future of Europe’s Economic Security

Keynote of the Europe Future Forum 2025

17 October 2025

As globalisation teeters on the brink, Europe faces a critical juncture. To safeguard its future, the EU must weave economic security into the fabric of international institutions, prioritising sovereignty, innovation, and resilient supply chains. Forums like the Brussels Economic Security Forum and the Europe Future Forum are vital for defining the scope and strategies of economic security, ensuring Europe can navigate an era of weaponised interdependence and global disruption with a clarity of purpose.

The extent of disruption in global economic relations is unprecedented. The surge in tariffs and trade policy uncertainty translates into a sharply deteriorated outlook. As a result, talk of the death of globalization proliferates. However, the global trade system holds. The latest World Trade Organisation (WTO) projections foresee 0.9 per…

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Paweł Świeboda

Paweł Świeboda is a Senior Visiting Fellow and Co-Director of the Brussels Economic Security Forum, the EPC’s flagship project on economic security. In his previous role, he was Director General of the Human Brain Project and CEO of EBRAINS AISBL. In the earlier period, he was Deputy Head and Head of Research of the European Political Strategy Centre at the European Commission. He is a member of the European Commission’s Expert Group on the Economic and Societal Impact of Research and Innovation. Paweł had also served on the Global Agenda Council on Europe of the World Economic Forum. He is a member of the Council of WWF Polska, an advisor to European and global companies and policy organisations.

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