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As geopolitical tensions intensify, security considerations are reshaping economic policy, production and fiscal priorities worldwide. This session explores how governments are adapting to an era defined by conflict risk and strategic competition. How can economies meet rising security demands without sacrificing long-term growth and stability?
This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here:
https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/geopolitical-risk-outlook-for-2026/
Speakers:
Jane Harman, Chair, Commission on the National Defense Strategy (USA)
Eswar Prasad, Professor, Cornell University
Wolfgang Ischinger, President, Munich Security Conference Foundation Council
Elizabeth Thurbon, Professor of International Political Economy; Director, Green Energy Statecraft Project, University of New South Wales
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As geopolitical tensions intensify, security considerations are reshaping economic policy, production and fiscal priorities worldwide. This session explores how governments are adapting to an era defined by conflict risk and strategic competition. How can economies meet rising security demands without sacrificing long-term growth and stability?
This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here:
https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/geopolitical-risk-outlook-for-2026/
Speakers:
Jane Harman, Chair, Commission on the National Defense Strategy (USA)
Eswar Prasad, Professor, Cornell University
Wolfgang Ischinger, President, Munich Security Conference Foundation Council
Elizabeth Thurbon, Professor of International Political Economy; Director, Green Energy Statecraft Project, University of New South Wales
Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts:
YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts
Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164
Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560
Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552

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