Geopolitics (without project) International Business - Novancia Program Fall 2016 Semester - Early Start - Paris

Geopolitics has, in recent times, known a renewed interest. With the end of the Cold War the triumph of democracy and the free market economy the world seemed to be rid of crisisgenerating factors. This, however, is not the case as other types of conflicts have surfaced since then. These conflicts are internal with the emergence of rebel groups vindicating more democracy or simply independence. There are also other types of conflicts involving terrorist groups. The lack of security created by these new types of conflicts has jeopardized business activities. That is precisely why the business world is increasingly interested in geopolitics. In a
nutshell, geopolitics is like the weather. It is highly advisable to check the forecast before stepping out. Likewise, companies need to learn about the geopolitics of a country before investing in it.