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27 December 2012

Take 15 Series: Global Geopolitics: Identifying Sources of Risk and Understanding Market-Moving Turmoil (Video)

Willis Sparks, an analyst in the global macro practice at Eurasia Group, discussed whether we are likely to see more market-moving turmoil in the US, Europe, and the Arab world over the next decade and why geopolitics is increasingly becoming a factor in investment decisions. He also talked about whether China could continue to grow as it has for the past 30 years and where change in the Middle East is going.



This episode of the Take 15 Series was originally released on 14 November 2012.


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About the Author(s)
Lauren Foster

Lauren Foster was a content director on the professional learning team at CFA Institute and host of the Take 15 Podcast. She is the former managing editor of Enterprising Investor and co-lead of CFA Institute’s Women in Investment Management initiative. Lauren spent nearly a decade on staff at the Financial Times as a reporter and editor based in the New York bureau, followed by freelance writing for Barron’s and the FT. Lauren holds a BA in political science from the University of Cape Town, and an MS in journalism from Columbia University.

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