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Published today in The @BusinessTimes : “The New Age of Chokepoints” by @LubnaQassim and myself. Today’s U.S.–Israeli strikes and escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have turned a structural risk into a live one.

Call for Expert Evidence (CFE) — Helsinki Manual on Corporate Geoeconomics (2026) Expert evidence submitted through the CFE enters directly into the Task Force’s drafting work. Selected contributions may be taken forward into closed drafting sessions. Deadline: 6 March 2026

Applications are open for the Susan Strange Cohort (2026–2027). Details: geoeconomics.fi Full application details: geoeconomics.fi/wp-content/upl… #geoeconomics #geopolitics #EconomicSecurity #EconomicStatecraft

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂é 𝗡𝗼. 𝟮 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱) 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱. It sets out the Society’s programme for 2026 and opens the first operational cycle of the New Helsinki Process. linkedin.com/posts/helsinki…

With the participation of a distinguished group of officials, experts, and specialists, the #FutureEconomyForum will feature a series of insightful sessions highlighting global economic transformations and the role of technology and energy in building a more efficient and sustainable economy. Be part of the conversation and join us on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Check the full agenda: url.ecssr.ae/FEFAgendaEn Register now: url.ecssr.ae/FEFRegisterEn @EinsteinUAE @RVlahutin @Omran__Malek @jhillebrandpohl @HussainAlQemzi @kfayemi #TheECSSR

.@jhillebrandpohl, Director, Helsinki Geoeconomics School; Founding Secretary-General, Helsinki Geoeconomics Society; Professorial Fellow, Helsinki Institute of Geoeconomics, Finland, will join us at the #CapetownConversation2025 📅24-26 Nov 2025 | 📍 Cape Town @TMFoundation_ #CTC2025

Thrilled to be joining the faculty of Helsinki Geoeconomics Week 2025 @geoec_society, where I’ll deliver the opening keynote on “How to Survive and Thrive in Times of Geoeconomic Disruption.” We’ll be exploring how access to markets, capital, and liquidity is increasingly weaponized—and what this means for private-sector strategy, economic resilience, and the future of financial sovereignty. More at: geoeconomics.fi #HGW25 #Geoeconomics #EconomicStatecraft #FinancialSovereignty

Partner Stephen Heifetz will be at the upcoming @geoec_society week, an event that brings together global policymakers, corporate strategists, financial experts, and academics to discuss geoeconomic challenges. Learn more about #HGW25: wsgr.com/en/events/hels…

The @degruyter_brill book series "Geopolitics & International Relations" (brill.com/geop) is a proud partner of Helsinki Geoeconomics Week @geoec_society. #HGW2025 @DavidCriekemans will contribute as session lead Industrial Policy & discussant bridging trade geopolitics.

The Importance of Finance for Geoeconomic Power: Tomorrow, August 12, at 9:45am ET, @m_maggiori gives a keynote fireside at @geoec_society Helsinki Geoeconomics Week 2025 moderated by @Brad_Setser of the Council on Foreign Relations. Join to watch live: shorturl.at/777pl.

Morning discussions at #Helsinki #Geoeconomics Week 2025 #HGW25 on how shifting geopolitics and corporate strategies interact in today’s complex landscape & why attaining economic resilience matters👇🏻 geoeconomics.fi #HGW25 #Geoeconomics @geoec_society

Some shots of beautiful Helsinki from this week at the Helsinki @geoec_society Geoeconomics Week.

HGW25 confirmed: geoeconomics is now the organising principle of global affairs. Trade, capital, technology, and data are no longer neutral — they are levers of power.

Private actors are central. Corporates & investors are not bystanders: they are increasingly enlisted as instruments of statecraft.

Resilience requires architecture. Compliance moats, state alignments & infrastructures turn volatility into enduring advantage.

50 years after the Helsinki Accords, the world needs a new process — this time on economic security. Our 2026 theme: 𝑨 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅.

The New Helsinki Process will be advanced through a triad of fora in 2026: 🇫🇮 Helsinki (HGW26, Aug 10–14) 🇸🇬 Singapore (SGF26, spring) 🌍 Gulf (GGF26, autumn)

Helsinki Geoeconomics Week 2025 has concluded: nearly 300 delegates gathered under the Chatham House Rule to confront the fractured global order. Communiqué →

𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐤 Five days of silo busting in Helsinki. Four arcs of sovereign agency. One global summit. Previewing the flyer for #HGW25– Trump Six Months On: Geoeconomics in a Fractured Global Order Aug 11–15, 2025 | Helsinki Stock Exchange #Geoeconomics #PowerWealthNexus