For decades, nations and businesses operated in a globalization-intensive world that prized supply chain efficiency and integration, while Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria increasingly influenced investment decisions and corporate behavior. Recent shocks, from the COVID-19 pandemic to intensifying geopolitical rivalry, have upended that logic and given rise to a new nexus of Economy, Security, and Geopolitics ("ESG 2.0") that is shaping government policy and corporate strategy alike. This talk examines how this new order is transforming approaches to issues such as food and energy security, rare earth minerals, defense spending, and dual-use technologies. Who benefits, and who loses, from this reordering? Can countries remain neutral in an era of hardening blocs, and whom can they trust? Marcos Troyjo, PhD, is the Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow at the MIT Center for International Studies. He is an economist, political scientist, and diplomat. He served as Brazil’s deputy economy minister and special secretary for foreign trade and international affairs and was a leading negotiator of the European Union–Mercosur Agreement. He later became president of the New Development Bank, the first Westerner to lead an Asia-headquartered multilateral organization. He is a global adviser to the European Investment Bank and serves on the boards of Inditex, Minerva Foods, União Química, Bosch, Global Neighbours, and the UN Foundation. At Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, he co-founded the BRICLab, taught international affairs and political economy, and completed postdoctoral studies. He holds an MA and PhD in international relations from the University of São Paulo. Please RSVP here for in-person or Zoom attendance. This seminar will be held in E40-496, and lunch will be available at 11:45am. This event is part of the CIS Global Research & Policy Seminar Series. Join our mailing list here to learn about upcoming seminars in the series. Contact cis-info@mit.edu with any questions.