Geopolitical uncertainty is becoming the defining feature of the decade, and global powers are increasingly using geo-economic power to promote national interest and defend their critical interests. Meanwhile, cross-border threats to critical infrastructure are becoming more varied and powerful. Multinational companies, consultants, and global law firms are responding by setting up dedicated national security teams. 

Geopolitical uncertainty is becoming the defining feature of the decade, and global powers are increasingly using geo-economic power to promote national interest and defend their critical interests. Meanwhile, cross-border threats to critical infrastructure are becoming more varied and powerful. Multinational companies, consultants, and global law firms are responding by setting up dedicated national security teams. 

Ruth Prickett graduated from Cambridge University with a BA hons in History and has specialized in business and finance journalism for the past 20 years. She was editor of Financial Management, the magazine...