Course curriculum

  • 1. What is Geopolitics?

    • 1.1 What is Geopolitics?

    • 1.2 Why Bother with Geopolitics?

    • 1.3 Geopolitics and Geo-Economics

    • 1.4 Why China is Losing the Microchip War

    • 1.5 Tell us what you think

  • 2. Political Actors and the Tools of Geopolitics

    • 2.1 Political Actors

    • 2.2 Tools of Geopolitics

    • 2.3 National Security Tools

    • 2.4 Economic Tools

    • 2.5 Financial Tools

    • 2.6 Technology as Geopolitical Tool

    • 2.7 Tell us what you think

  • 3. Linkage between Geopolitics, Economics, and Investments

    • 3.1 Valuation Formula

    • 3.2 Geopolitical Risk Index

    • 3.3 Tell us what you think

  • 4. Assessing the Relevance of Geopolitical Threats

    • 4.1 Geopolitical Risk Assessments

    • 4.2 Likelihood

    • 4.3 Velocity

    • 4.4 Impact

    • 4.5 Tell us what you think

  • 5. Incorporating Geopolitical Risk into the Investment Process

    • 5.1 Incorporating Geopolitical Risk

    • 5.2 Scenario Analysis

    • 5.3 Tell us what you think

  • 6. An Overview of Some Key Geopolitical Risks Impacting the World Today

    • 6.1 Armed Conflicts

    • 6.2 Access to Resources

    • 6.3 The Rivalry Between Great Powers

    • 6.4 Impact of Climate Change

    • 6.5 Tell us what you think

  • 7. Assessment

    • Instructions

    • Questions