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Why China is well-equipped to deal with disruption
July 17, 2025 • by Mark J. Greeven in Geopolitics • 11 min read • 
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China’s shift from reaction to reinvention is a long-running transformation built on policy foresight and internal restructuring that global turmoil and the tariffs war have only served to intensify....
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How to survive on PLUTO, a radically different planetÂ
A new framework encourages leaders to see the world as PLUTO – polarized, liquid, unilateral, tense, and omnirelational. It’s time to think differently and embrace stakeholder capitalism....
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Halfway 2025: How to read two quarters under Trump 2.0
July 7, 2025 • by Richard Baldwin in Geopolitics • 2 min read • 
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Business leaders today should identify their points of leverage – be it public influence, economic power, or industry collaboration – to quietly but effectively push back against policies that undermine democracy, said...
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