Political Risk in 2019.

PositionLAST WORD

In its annual report, political risk research and consulting firm Eurasia Group recently identified the top geopolitical trends and stress points facing the world in 2019. While acknowledging that the current geopolitical environment is quite volatile, the advisory's overall outlook is cautiously optimistic. "The political risk outlook for 2019 is reasonably good. But nearly all of the geopolitical developments that matter are now trending in the wrong direction," said Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer. "That's unprecedented in my lifetime. These issues, if left unaddressed, will lead to big trouble down the road. This is geopolitical climate change." Eurasia Group's top ten political risks for 2019 are:

  1. BAD SEEDS

    As world leaders focus more attention on domestic concerns, "bad seeds" are being...

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