Geostrategy is no longer optional.

The geopolitical uncertainty that was once background noise has become a primary

driver of cost, risk and opportunity.

The momentum and assurance that shaped business strategy over the past decades

has been dealt a blow by the fragmentation of the established world order.

Entrepreneurs and decisionmakers are now facing adverse headwinds:

These trends are not a temporary glitch in the system, but rather the paradigm that will

define this decade.

Most companies are now exposed to:

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sudden regulatory shifts

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disrupted supply chains

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restricted market access

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volatility in energy and input costs

Companies that anticipate:

reduce costs

protect margins

identify opportunities earlier

Companies that do not:

react late

absorb shocks

lose optionality

These new pressures create continuous uncertainty, which in turn leads to reactive

decisionmaking.

Most often, this means it is too late to mitigate the damage.

Every company is already affected by geopolitical developments.

What will differentiate firms that get ahead from those that fall victim to geopolitical

stressors is the quality of the forecasting available to them.

Generic scenarios based on media analysis and open-source information cannot

provide executives with insights specific enough to allow them to act decisively.

Actionable geopolitical scenarios are: