Chapter 5 of Geo-Economics: The Interplay between Geopolitics, Economics, and Investments opens the second part of this book, in which I focus on geopolitical trends that might become important in the coming decade. To set the scene, Chapter 5 introduces my 10 rules of forecasting. Developed...

Although the negative effects of geopolitical events get more attention, geopolitical events also create positive investment opportunities. From globalization to free trade, international cooperation has complex implications for investing

For investors, the most important geopolitical events involve access to natural resources. Gauging the scale of any disruption is essential to understanding the investment impact. Investors also need ways to hedge risks caused by such disruptions

As geopolitical factors increasingly influence markets, investors need to gauge the impact on investments. Most experts consider political risks unquantifiable, but this publication shows how such risks can be quantified and used for risk management

Chapter 1 of Geo-Economics: The Interplay between Geopolitics, Economics, and Investments briefly discusses how geopolitics can affect the economy and investments. As the reader will see, some geopolitical events have only a fleeting, short-term impact (or none at all), whereas others have a...

Chapter 2 of Geo-economics: The Interplay between Geopolitics, Economics, and Investments examines the types of events that probably first come to mind when we talk about geopolitics: wars and international conflict. Unfortunately, in many cases, wars do not really matter all that much for...