Richard von Weizsäcker Lecture

History and Geopolitics of Global Inequality: The Past Thirty Years

Explore how the past thirty years of differential economic growth, rising inequality, and changing intellectual paradigms have shaped today’s geopolitical landscape. In this lecture, CUNY economist Branko Milanovic examines the key economic and political shifts that have influenced global power structures since the end of the Cold War. In addressing the rise of new economic powers, changes in global inequality, and evolving international alliances, he offers a clear and engaging overview of the forces affecting our world today.