Introduction to Geopolitics

Free CFA Level I lesson in Economics. 14 min read, ~2,080 words.

Geopolitics operates on two axes: cooperation vs. competition (motive) and globalization vs. nationalism (scope), combining into four archetypes. World Bank funds long-term development loans, IMF supplies short-term balance-of-payments liquidity, WTO writes and enforces trade rules and disputes. Three risk types: event (discrete, anticipated), exogenous (sudden, unexpected), thematic (slow-building, structural). Geopolitical...

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