Insights on Geopolitics

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Chokepoints: How to respond when the global economy gets squeezed

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As the situation in the Strait of Hormuz makes clear, business success increasingly depends on managing global disruption and risk in a three-dimensional way: reroute, replace, and substitute.
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How companies can strengthen their geopolitical risk readiness
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Survey results reveal a widening gap between leaders’ assessment of their risk exposure and responsiveness. Five actions can...
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The art, science, and technology of geopolitical scenario planning
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Strategic foresight is not about predicting the future but setting strategy and building capabilities to navigate multiple potential...
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Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Five steps to turning geopolitical volatility into an advantage
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As geopolitics redraws trade flows and strategic priorities, CEOs who anticipate the shifts—and reallocate capital accordingly—can...