Where business and policy meet: Managing geopolitical tensions
Business leaders need to respond more proactively to geopolitical tensions, while policymakers need to rethink their approach, argues IMD’s Simon Evenett....
August 18, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Geopolitics • 7 min read
his first article on the intersection of geopolitics and circularity explores what the end of globalization means for trade relations and business strategies, and how circularity can offer a solution to a...
Continue readingMarch 5, 2024 • by Simon J. Evenett in Geopolitics • 7 min read
Business leaders need to respond more proactively to geopolitical tensions, while policymakers need to rethink their approach, argues IMD’s Simon Evenett....
February 14, 2024 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod, Jana M. Arden, Barbara Rybka in Geopolitics • 8 min read
With the global economy facing its slowest growth in three decades, luxury brands are facing challenges from shifting consumer behaviors to geopolitical tensions. Navigating them requires innovative approaches to digitalization at scale....
February 6, 2024 • by Nico Luchsinger in Geopolitics • 7 min read
While there is widespread concern that tensions around Taiwan might escalate into conflict, opinions vary on how this could be avoided. A recent Asia Society Switzerland debate heard the arguments for two...
January 26, 2024 • by Hischam El-Agamy in Geopolitics • 7 min read
Though they may find it an invaluable tool, scenario planning isn’t just for business leaders. It has also been successfully used in brokering peace between conflicting sides. This is why it should...
January 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 H. 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....
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