Here’s what we predict for 2024… what about you?
What can we expect to see over the coming year? IMD professors offer their expert predictions, and we invite you to join in....

June 22, 2026 • by Arturo Bris in Geopolitics • 6 min read
World competitiveness is shifting from open markets to controlled systems, where power lies in mastering technology – with the risk that efficiency gains come at the expense of democracy itself, argues Arturo...
Continue readingJanuary 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....
October 12, 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....
July 14, 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....
June 26, 2023 • by Richard Baldwin in Geopolitics • 5 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...
April 11, 2023 • by Ralf 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...
March 16, 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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