With the spectre of US military bases in Colombia causing another bout of breast-thumping by some regional heads of state, I’ve decided to take a closer look at the age-old debate about whether foreign interest in Latin America is a good or bad thing for the region. First things first, while US bases appear to… [Read more]
Scenario planning is an essential element of risk analysis and management, and my colleagues and I at Business Monitor International constantly have to envisage potential chains of events in economies, financial markets, and the political arena. With this in mind, I thought I’d take the opportunity to comment on a book I read recently: 7… [Read more]
Now that the initial euphoria surrounding Barack Obama’s election as US president has dissipated somewhat, it is time to take a more sober look at the geopolitical implications of his presidency. One of Obama’s biggest tasks will be to shore-up the United States’ global position in the wake of its financial meltdown, and years of… [Read more]