Jake Sullivan on power, production, and the remaking of the global order
Former U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on why the post-Cold War world is over – and who is shaping the new rules of global business...

June 11, 2026 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 2 min read
NATO futurist Florence Gaub on war, weak signals, Gen Z, and why leaders need not only foresight, but also science fiction to future-proof their organizations...
Continue readingJune 4, 2026 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 2 min read • Podcast available
Former U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on why the post-Cold War world is over – and who is shaping the new rules of global business...
May 18, 2026 • by Salvatore Cantale in Geopolitics • 7 min read
A new report on the future of banking identifies six structural, powerful shifts affecting a bank’s ability to operate successfully over the coming decades. Bank leaders cannot afford to ignore them....
May 14, 2026 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 1 min read • Podcast available
Outokumpu CEO Kati ter Horst on steel, free trade, Europe’s competitiveness, AI, sustainability, and leading when the old rules are gone....
April 23, 2026 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 2 min read • Podcast available
Oona Hathaway on war, global rules, and why business leaders may regret staying silent as international law is violated....
April 20, 2026 • by José Caballero in Geopolitics • 6 min read
Latin America’s largest economy by GDP needs a multi-pronged approach addressing fragile governance, deep inequality, and uneven institutions. ...
April 10, 2026 • by Salvatore Cantale in Geopolitics • 5 min read
As geopolitics and advanced AI reshape risk, productivity, and value creation, CFOs sit at the center of the response. IMD’s Salvatore Cantale identifies five priorities that shaping finance leadership this year....
March 23, 2026 • by Jennifer Jordan in Geopolitics • 5 min read
In turbulent times, leaders need geopolitical savviness, political influence, and stress management says IMD’s Jennifer Jordan ...
February 2, 2026 • by David Bach, Huda Al Hashimi in Geopolitics • 11 min read
Countries building ecosystems where government vision, business innovation, and investor confidence reinforce each other to gain competitive advantage through strategic optimism. ...
January 23, 2026 • by David Bach, Julia Binder in Geopolitics • 1 min read • Podcast available
Live from Davos: IMD’s Julia Binder and David Bach cut through the headlines on geopolitics, AI, energy – and competing visions for the international order....
January 23, 2026 • by David Bach, Julia Binder, Arturo Bris, Frédéric Dalsace, Simon J. Evenett, Florian Hoos, Jennifer Jordan, Sara Ratti, Karl Schmedders, Sarah E. Toms, Ginka Toegel in Geopolitics • 14 min read
From Trump and transatlantic tensions to AI’s reality check and sustainability’s reinvention, Davos 2026 signals a shift toward values-based pragmatism....
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