How EU companies can stay relevant in a shifting geopolitical environment
For European businesses to regain competitiveness, three strategic priorities stand out in the face of recent trade patterns and geopolitical shifts....

April 23, 2026 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 2 min read
Oona Hathaway on war, global rules, and why business leaders may regret staying silent as international law is violated....
Continue readingJanuary 25, 2024 • by Niccolò Pisani in Geopolitics • 7 min read
For European businesses to regain competitiveness, three strategic priorities stand out in the face of recent trade patterns and geopolitical shifts....
January 24, 2024 • by Borja García Fernandez in Geopolitics • 9 min read
Access to basic services and infrastructure remains out of reach for an alarming number of people. Social finance, targeted at addressing deep-set societal challenges, is one way for investors to make a...
January 17, 2024 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 7 min read
Geopolitics matter. And what happens this year with China’s economy, the war in Ukraine, and the US elections will have far-reaching consequences – not just now, but for the decade to come....
January 12, 2024 • by Simona Alba Grano in Geopolitics • 7 min read
Tensions with China may make business leaders nervous ahead of Taiwan’s 13 January elections. But there are more reasons to stay calm than worry now....
January 9, 2024 • by Camilla Erencin, Simon J Evenett, Felix Reitz in Geopolitics • 4 min read
After nearly two decades, claims that Germany is the “sick man of Europe” are making a comeback. In the first six months of 2023, around half of Germany’s publicly-listed firms destroyed value,...
January 5, 2024 • by Robert Hooijberg, Arturo Bris, David Bach, José Parra Moyano, Michael R. Wade, Julia Binder, Howard Yu, Simon J Evenett, Alyson Meister, Salvatore Cantale, Stefan Michel in Geopolitics • 15 min read
What can we expect to see over the coming year? IMD professors offer their expert predictions, and we invite you to join in....
December 30, 2023 • by Richard Baldwin, Simon J Evenett, Fernando Martín Espejo in Geopolitics • 8 min read
From a potential stabilization of US-China relations to a super election cycle, our experts discuss the factors that could smooth or disrupt trade flows in 2024....
December 14, 2023 in Geopolitics • 5 min read
Didier Cossin, Chaired Professor of Governance and Finance and Founder and Director of the IMD Global Board Center, looks at how the governance of political, corporate, and non-market institutions and systems will...
October 20, 2023 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 7 min read
Amid a complex situation rife with uncertainties, businesses should be prioritizing political risk alongside economic opportunities....
October 17, 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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