African Politics
The Quiet Disruption: Trade, Multilateralism, and the Reconfiguration of Global Cooperation
The Quiet Disruption: Trade, Multilateralism, and the Reconfiguration of Global Cooperation By Carlos Lopes, University of Cape Town, member of the T20 South Africa Advisory Council April 2025 A new phase in global economic relations is unfolding—one marked not by the sharp ruptures of war or recession but by a steady erosion of the principles







