6.1 Geopolitical and economic risks

Unit Contents

• 6.1.1 Geopolitical threats to individuals and businesses
• 6.1.2 Profit repatriation and tax avoidance
• 6.1.3 Disruptive technological innovations
• 6.1.4 Globalization and nationalism

6.1 Geopolitical and economic risks is part of the higher level extension — Global interactions (Paper 3). The geographic inquiry for this sub-topic is: how technological and globalizing processes create new geopolitical and economic risks for individuals and societies

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Geographic inquiry: How technological and globalizing processes create new geopolitical and economic risks for individuals and societies

• Threats to individuals and businesses:
  • hacking, identity theft and the implications of surveillance for personal freedoms
  • political, economic and physical risks to global supply chain flows
• New and emerging threats to the political and economic sovereignty of states:
  • profit repatriation and tax avoidance by TNCs and wealthy individuals
  • disruptive technological innovations, such as drones and 3D printing
• The correlation between increased globalization and renewed nationalism/tribalization
  • Two detailed examples to illustrate geopolitical tension/conflict

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