Masterclasses in Geopolitics in the Doctorate in Business Administration

On March 28th and 29th, we received visits from Professors Ángel Saz (ESADEGeo) and Carsten Nickel (Teneo Consulting), who gave two excellent sessions for the Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) program on Geopolitics and Political Risk Assessment. In a context of high political and economic volatility, Professor Ángel Saz evaluated the consequences of US tariff policy and its potential geopolitical repercussions. For Professor Sanz, the main concern and uncertainty centers on the implications for multilateralism, its reform, and its future in an increasingly fragmented and confrontational world.

According to Professor Sanz, it is imperative to reflect on the role Europe should play in this new political context, how to guarantee its economic and security autonomy, and at the same time not miss the innovation train at the hands of the Asian giant. Regarding strategic autonomy, we had the participation of Professor Jorge Díaz Lanchas from Icade, who is currently researching the measurement of this concept. For his part, Professor Carsten Nickel of Teneo Consulting reflected on the task of assessing political risk and offering advisory services in a context of high political uncertainty. Participants in the sessions learned the process by which analysts develop different scenarios and assign different probabilities to them, in order to facilitate decision-making for companies and institutions. All sessions were followed by very interesting discussions in which DBA students shared their experiences from the perspective of their companies and their own experiences.