What the Israel-Hamas conflict means for global business

Syngenta’s Fyrwald: A CEO on the faultline of geopolitics and farming

17 October 2023 in Geopolitics • 9 min read • Podcast available

Regenerative agriculture techniques are vital to improve the resilience of crops and help farmers achieve humanity’s dual objective of growing more food using less land, the CEO of Syngenta says....

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate: ‘I urge Western business to be on the right side of history’  

12 October 2023 • by Niccolò Pisani in Geopolitics • 9 min read • Podcast available

For too long, citizens of countries blessed with stable institutions have taken democracy and freedom for granted, the Head of the Center for Civil Liberties tells Professor Niccolò Pisani. ...

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To understand geopolitics, follow one company

14 July 2023 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 6 min read

Most businesses are affected by geopolitics, but few can claim the reverse – that they can shape geopolitical dynamics. TSMC, Taiwan’s leading semiconductor manufacturer, is one of them....

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Globalization isn’t dead, it’s transforming

26 June 2023 • by Richard Baldwin in Geopolitics • 6 min read

The future of trade is intermediate services, says Professor of International Economics Richard Baldwin – and this is good news for workers in emerging markets ...

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Carbon accounting is going broad and granular. Are we ready?

11 April 2023 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff, Alexander Schmidt in Geopolitics • 8 min read

Europe is about to implement a major change in the reporting standards and requirements for carbon as part of the European Green Deal. These changes will require more companies to account for...

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Scenario planning: how to navigate multiple crises

16 March 2023 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 9 min read

Scenario planning is more valuable than ever – but what is it and how can executives implement it effectively? Peter Schwartz, author of the highly influential book The Art of the Long...

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Panic buying will worsen supply chain disruption from the war in Ukraine

8 March 2022 • by Carlos Cordon in Geopolitics • 4 min read

Responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by overstocking and double-ordering supplies risks creating unnecessary disruption, says Professor Carlos Cordon. ...

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Supply chain mind map: try our tool to help make critical decisions

7 March 2022 • by Martijn Lofvers, Carlos Cordon in Geopolitics • 2 min read

Are you overwhelmed by supply chain problems? Martijn Lofvers and Carlos Cordon have created a detailed visual guide will help you manage your way out of a crisis....

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Running a business in Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion

2 March 2022 in Geopolitics • 4 min read

Taras Panasenko, IMD EMBA candidate and CEO of Ukrainian discount store chain Avrora, describes how he and his team are keeping shops open to provide citizens with essential supplies....

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American hardball and localization are reshaping global supply chains

13 July 2021 • by Alex Capri in Geopolitics • 4 min read

In the wake of COVID-19 disrupting markets and trade, global supply chains are being reworked, but not in the way many people expected, says Alex Capri, research fellow at the Singapore-based Hinrich...

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