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Business & Geopolitics: Operating in a Fragmented World

June 2026

Geopolitics is reshaping power balance and markets in Europe and worldwide. HEC Paris's clear position is to integrate this knowledge into business strategies.

This topical dossier brings together insights from researchers, practitioners, and students to help organizations adapt to a world shaped by shifting global power dynamics, supply chain disruptions, digital sovereignty, energy and climate tensions, and democratic pressures.

How Boardroom Diplomacy Could Reshape Peace in Middle East

As private-sector figures enter peace negotiations, future business leaders need sharper geopolitical judgment about modern conflicts to interpret these developments for responsible decision-making.

5 minutes
Julia EMTSEVA

Can Leaders Still Rely on the Old Global Playbook?

As globalization fractures into new alliances and shifting blocs, business leaders must rethink risk, opportunity, and alignment. Why does the cognitive map of globalization never hold still?

10 minutes
Jeremy Ghez

Geopolitics Is Rewiring Corporate Strategy

How systems can be weaponized and the organizational capabilities leaders will need to respond.

5 minutes
Olivier Chatain

The Global South Is Leading Climate Adaptation

As climate shocks intensify, Global South innovators are turning adaptation into a fast-growing resilience market with solutions now moving toward the Global North.

 

4 minutes
Fernando J. Díaz López

“For Supply Chain Resilience, Firms Have Two Basic Choices: Redundancy or Agility”

American economist Susan Helper explains why resilience depends on agility, stronger supplier relationships and shorter lead times, in this article based on her research and an interview with her. 

Susan Helper

Without Alliances Geopolitics Will Break

When politics break your supply chain, building trust across borders is your best defense.

5 minutes
Sam Aflaki

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