October 02, 2025 11:45am
The geopolitical stability of the United States has long been a guarantor of prosperity, security, and open markets. That stability is now being seriously shaken. For Europe, this means that dependencies in technology, security, and markets are becoming a strategic challenge. Supply chains, investments, and partnerships need to be reassessed.
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October 09, 2025 12:21pm
Timo Gerrit, CEO of the Agora Strategy Group, put it aptly on LinkedIn this week: “Cooperation becomes a principle of resilience. No one can defend themselves alone—neither states nor companies.” In an era of hybrid warfare, in which we are already living, the ability to cooperate may well become the most important principle of corporate resilience.
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October 16, 2025 10:41am
Resilience is not a checklist. It is an attitude. Boris van Thiel emphasizes this in today’s post on our joint specialist blog, “Boardroom Geopolitics.” Resilience is on everyone’s lips these days, whether we are talking about supply chain resilience, IT resilience, or corporate resilience. Yet hardly anyone addresses the crucial question: how does an organization actually become resilient? Boris van Thiel makes it clear that resilience does not come from regulations, directives, or ISO certifications. It arises from attitude, practice, and vigilance—the ability to recognize risks early, before they escalate into a crisis. Yet resilience often fails due to fear of making decisions, lack of prioritization, and insufficient information in critical moments. Resilient organizations are not those that avoid every crisis, but those that weather them more effectively.
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