Geopolitical risk has become an ever-more important consideration for businesses with global supply chains and multinational operations. Global tensions, especially between the US and China over trade and technology, have heightened uncertainties and depressing economic activity. Meanwhile, regional disputes involving the South China Sea, North Korea, and Hong Kong are still in play. Our panel of experts share their analysis of the shifting geopolitical landscape and its implications. Who will make the next move? Who will blink first?
Moderator
James Crabtree
Associate Professor of Practice, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Speakers
Parag Khanna
Founder and Managing Partner, FutureMap
Farah Pandith
Author, "How We Win"; Former US Diplomat and Senior Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
John Park
Director, Korea Project, Harvard Kennedy School
James G. Stavridis
Operating Executive, The Carlyle Group; Admiral, US Navy (Ret); Former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO
Kurt Tong
Partner, The Asia Group, LLC; Former Consul General of the United States of America to Hong Kong and Macau