“It’s time for a complete reset” – Maria Vassalou on the future of investing

August 7, 2025 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 2 min read • Podcast available

Global shifts in AI, trade, and aging demand bold strategy. Hear Maria Vassalou’s insights on how leaders must rethink the future to stay ahead....

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Navigating disruption: The CFO role in a volatile world

August 6, 2025 • by I by IMD in Geopolitics • 5 min read

Stephan Jansma, CFO at Trafigura, shares how today’s finance leaders must navigate global disruptions, manage liquidity in high-volatility markets, and engage with policymakers to keep supply chains moving....

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Blend youth with experience to navigate geopolitical risk

August 5, 2025 • by Fabian Buder, Felix Rüdiger in Geopolitics • 6 min read

Many senior executives see geopolitical turbulence as business as usual. A new study shows younger leaders are more willing to accept the true nature of change. Their views must be heard, say...

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Why democracies die — and what business leaders must do

July 24, 2025 • by Daniel Ziblatt, David Bach in Geopolitics • 2 min read • Podcast available

Democracy dies from within, warns Harvard’s Daniel Ziblatt. Business leaders must act now to protect it—or risk catastrophic failure....

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The future of women on boards and the paradox plaguing the conversation

July 24, 2025 • by Jennifer Jordan in Geopolitics • 7 min read

The number of women on boards is rising. So too is the backlash....

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Turn geopolitical turmoil into transformational capacity

July 22, 2025 • by Katharina Lange in Geopolitics • 10 min read

Rather than choosing between crisis mode and future planning, leaders should learn to focus simultaneously on both short and long-term goals....

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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

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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Unexpecting the expected to adapt to a changing world

July 15, 2025 • by Martin Fellenz in Geopolitics • 9 min read

In volatile, fast-changing, and complex situations, received wisdom and expertise can become a liability that’s hard to overcome. Here are seven ways to change your mindset....

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Europe needs Chips Act 2.0 to compete in digital race

July 10, 2025 • by Bruno Le Maire in Geopolitics • 5 min read

Former French finance minister Bruno Le Maire says Europe needs to act urgently to secure its supply of semiconductors or face relegation to the global slow lane. ...

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How to survive on PLUTO, a radically different planet 

July 8, 2025 • by Mike Rosenberg in Geopolitics • 9 min read

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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