Geopolitics and the C-Suite: The Essential Reading List

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Geopolitics and the C-Suite

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2025

1. Dixon, William. "Why Every Company Now Needs a Chief Geopolitical Officer." World Economic Forum (30 July 2025). URL: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/07/chief-geopolitical-officer-business/.

2. FTI Consulting. "How General Counsels Are Turning Global Disruption into Strategic Advantage." (21 July 2025). URL:  https://www.fticonsulting.com/insights/articles/general-counsels-turning-global-disruption-strategic-advantage.

3. Kearney. "How Are Government Affairs Leaders Navigating the New Geopolitical Reality." Insights: Public Sector (25 June 2025). URL:  https://www.kearney.com/industry/public-sector/article/how-are-government-affairs-leaders-navigating-the-new-geopolitical-reality.

4. Financial Times. “Business risks push legal team leaders to the centre stage.” Financial Times (25 June 2025). URL: https://www.ft.com/content/36aa1589-509b-4fcd-82c8-d9f5d93af27c.

5. SenGupta, Reena. “Opportunities arise amid the geopolitical turbulence.” Financial Times (16 May 2025). URL: https://www.ft.com/content/70baeab4-2491-4386-a625-cc30665fce26.

6. Rojas, Olivia. “How C-Suite Leaders Are Navigating Current and Future Risks.” Poole Thought Leadership, North Carolina State University (18 April 2025). URL: https://poole.ncsu.edu/thought-leadership/article/how-c-suite-leaders-are-navigating-current-and-future-risks/.

7. Gioe, Thea. “Strate­gic Intel­li­gence: Empow­er­ing Busi­ness Executives.” King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence / Insights (7 April 2025). URL: https://kcsi.uk/kcsi-insights/strategic-intelligence-empowering-business-executives.

8. Galaviz, Jonathan and Alghazali, Sally. "Lawyers Must Now Be Geopolitical Analysts." Reuters (5 March 2025). URL: https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/lawyers-must-now-be-geopolitical-analysts-2025-03-05/.

9. Smith IV, Ben T., Drew DeLong, and Colette LaForce. "Reimagining How Executives Handle Geopolitics." Kearney (28 February 2025). URL:  https://www.kearney.com/industry/technology/article/reimagining-how-executives-handle-geopolitics.

10. Blom, Marieke. "How Businesses Are Coping with Ever-Increasing Geopolitical Risks." World Economic Forum (16 January 2025). URL: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/how-businesses-coping-ever-increasing-geopolitical-risks/.

11. Lacey, Simon. "Why a 'Geopolitical Radar' Is Critical for Global Businesses." World Economic Forum.  (16 January 2025). URL: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/geopolitical-radar-critical-global-businesses-develop/.

12. Bharadwaj, Aparna and Lang, Nikolaus. "Businesses Need 'Geopolitical Muscle' in a Multipolar World." World Economic Forum (14 January 2025). URL: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/businesses-need-geopolitical-muscle-multipolar-world/.

13. Hogan Lovells. "Geopolitical Risk and National Security." Hogan Lovells – Practice Area Description. (2025): URL: https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/aof/geopolitical-risk-and-national-security.

2024

1. Lambert, Yasmin. “In-house lawyer role broadens in response to technological change.” 10 December 2024). URL: Financial Times, https://www.ft.com/content/73e807cb-21fa-47a6-b934-0bb2439133b3.

2. Lang, Nikolaus et al. "How CEOs Can Navigate the New Geopolitics of GenAI." Boston Consulting Group (09 December 2024). URL: https://www.bcg.com/publications/2024/how-ceos-navigate-new-geopolitics-of-genai.

3. Levy, Cindy,  Shubham Singhal, Matt Watters. "A Proactive Approach to Navigating Geopolitics Is Essential to Thrive." McKinsey & Company (12 November 2024). URL: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/geopolitics/our-insights/a-proactive-approach-to-navigating-geopolitics-is-essential-to-thrive.

4. Rickli, Jean-Marc and Lukacs, Richard. "The Chief Geopolitical Officer: Guiding Business in a Polarised Global Era."  Geneva Centre for Security Policy (1 July 2024). URL: https://www.gcsp.ch/publications/chief-geopolitical-officer-guiding-business-polarised-global-era.

5. Russell Reynolds Associates. "Navigating Global Shifts: The Increasingly Important Role of Government Affairs Leaders." Insights (20 June 2024). URL: https://www.russellreynolds.com/en/insights/articles/the-increasingly-important-role-of-government-affairs-leaders#.

6. Miller, Joe. “General counsel seek clarity on rising geopolitical risks.” Financial Times (23 May 2024) URL: https://www.ft.com/content/abf4aa78-e335-4e69-8d59-78a49f8071b9.

7. FTI Consulting. "Turbulent Waters, Trusted Anchors: The General Counsel's Evolving Role in Navigating Crises." The Economist / Economist Impact (2024). URL: https://www.fticonsulting.com/insights/reports/turbulent-waters-trusted-anchors-general-counsels-evolving-role-navigating-crises.

2023

1. Alim, Arjun Nei, Michael O’Dwyer, Leo Lewis. “Companies on the hunt for geopolitical advice as tensions rise.” Financial Times (17 October 2023). URL: https://www.ft.com/content/608a43e2-710c-4918-84d6-e0d75511918e.

2. NA. “Inside the Secret World of Geopolitical Advice.” The Economist (05 October 2023). URL: https://www.economist.com/business/2023/10/05/inside-the-secretive-business-of-geopolitical-advice.

3. SenGupta, Reena. “Wanted: in-house legal leaders who can interpret world events.” Financial Times (25 May 2023). URL: https://www.ft.com/content/100af542-9dec-4433-8a60-9f35e26753fa.

4. Rozen, Miriam. “Geopolitical upheaval recasts chief legal officer role.” Financial Times (20 April 2023). URL: URL: https://www.ft.com/content/edcdfa3e-577e-4ef3-a0a0-861e92e883bb.

5. De Villa, Maria A. "Assessing Geopolitical Risk: A Multi-Level Approach for Top Managers of Multinationals." AIB Insights (17 January 2023). URL: https://insights.aib.world/article/67875-assessing-geopolitical-risk-a-multi-level-approach-for-top-managers-of-multinationals.

6. Cohen, Jared, George Lee, Lucas Greenbaum, Frank Long, and Wilson Shirley. "The Generative World Order: AI, Geopolitics, and Power." Goldman Sachs Global Institute (2023). URL: https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/the-generative-world-order-ai-geopolitics-and-power.

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