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GEOPOLITICS

        COMPLEX WORLD:
  RiSKS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Anders Fogh Rasmussen,                    American leadership to the world         stability, economic growth, innovation
former Prime Minister                     stage in the coming years.               and governance.
of Denmark and former
Secretary General of NATO                 Brexit: The Future Relationship          An Increasingly Complex World:
focuses on six critical issues            between the United Kingdom               Populism or the core of truth?
of the day.                               and the European Union
                                                                                   During 2016 we witnessed a British
The Will to Lead – America’s              Prime Minister Theresa May has           vote to leave the European Union, the
indispensable role in the global          confirmed that Britain would leave       election of Donald Trump as American
fight for freedom.                        the EU single market and made it         president amongst many geopolitical
                                          clear that her fundamental aim is to     changes. The coming years are likely
Anders Fogh Rasmussen fiercely            regain control of immigration and        to bring even more change to the
defends freedom and the importance        law-making. Anders Fogh Rasmussen        structures of world politics, especially
of America’s global leadership and        explores the upcoming negotiations       with the possible epoch-making
offers an astute analysis of current      with a heavy emphasis on risks           elections in France and Germany and
geopolitical events. Rasmussen is         and opportunities for multinational      their so-called “populist” parties.
forceful but even-handed in his sharp     organisations. He can also share his     Anders Fogh Rasmussen says that
analysis of the decisions made by the     perspective on the political, societal   rather than ostracize populism,
Obama Administration, contrasting         and public trends that led to the        establishment parties are often better
those of previous American leaders.       outcome of the referendum of the         off welcoming them and working with
Critical of the policy to “lead from      British membership of the EU.            them.
behind” in foreign affairs, he argues
that America must act as the world’s      A Changing Geopolitical                  Leadership and Negotiation
policeman, especially in a world          Landscape: Risks and
increasingly more dangerous and           Opportunities for Financial              Anders Fogh Rasmussen delivers
unstable.                                 Institutions                             accurate and useful points on
                                                                                   leadership and international
US foreign policy: A Future of            The year 2016 brought change to the      negotiation. As Secretary General,
Risks and Opportunities                   existing geopolitical structures in the  Anders Fogh Rasmussen transformed
                                          world and 2017 is likely to increase     NATO into being fitter, faster and
Donald Trump’s election has been a        the complexity of the world even         more flexible. Mr. Rasmussen has
shell-shock to many of the intellectual   more, causing financial investors to     gained an extensive experience
elites of the Western world. Drawing      be additionally meticulous. This new     driving change and transforming
on his own experiences as Prime           complexity requires a solid basis for    international organizations. In
Minister of Denmark and Secretary         balancing risk and reward. Anders        addition, Anders Fogh Rasmussen
General of NATO, Anders Fogh              Fogh Rasmussen explores the ever-        furthermore presents his approach to
Rasmussen examines Donald Trump’s         changing geopolitical environment        international negotiations which he
potential to stabilize American politics  with an intense focus on the             successfully utilized during his time as
and his potential to restore reliable     intersection between multinational       Secretary General of NATO. n
                                          business and trade, security and

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