Former WTO chief urges Thailand to adaptSupachai: Strategy must changeFormer World Trade Organization (WTO) chief Supachai Panitchpakdi is urging Asia and Thailand to adapt to a new era shaped by multipolar power, geoeconomics and strategic technologies. GAME CHANGERSMr Supachai's first game changer is a "multipolar world without multilateralism". The second game changer is the rise of geoeconomics, where economic tools are increasingly used as instruments of political strategy. The third game changer involves the growing dominance of geoeconomic considerations over traditional economic policy, concerning key strategic areas in the world. Beyond geopolitics and trade, he noted artificial intelligence must be developed with a broader purpose, rather than productivity gains alone.

Source: Bangkok Post February 05, 2026 22:37 UTC