Trends and methods of international competition at the beginning of the XXI century: geo-economic, trade and political aspects

Abstract

The article deals mainly with the geoeconomic and trade policy aspects of international competition, focusing on the most recent trends and developments. Special attention is paid to changing global economic landscape, state-driven competition in innovation and regarding access to natural resources, growing export support activity, as well as increasing the importance of preferential trade agreements and “families” of such agreements in shaping global competitive framework. Account is also taken of new competitive pressures arising from financial markets.