A new era of geopolitics: Leading when you can't see what's coming

This episode of The Business is sponsored by PwC. It was recorded before the recent attacks on Iran by the US and Israel. At Davos this year, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke of “a rupture in the world order”. And ahead of the Munich Security Conference, Marco Rubio, United States Secretary of State described “a new era of geopolitics”. What does that new era look like for business? What are the tensions, the traps and the opportunities to look out for? In this episode of The Business, Marco Amitrano, Senior Partner PwC UK and Middle East and Lord Gavin Barwell, former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Theresa May, discuss business resilience in an unstable world. Guests Marco Amitrano, Senior Partner PwC UK and Middle East Lord Gavin Barwell, former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Theresa May Hosts: Hannah Prevett, Associate Business Editor, The Sunday Times Dominic O’Connell, columnist, The Times & business reporter, Times Radio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A new era of geopolitics: Leading when you can't see what's coming is an episode from Tales of Silicon Valley by Anna Covell.

This episode is 35:20 long.

This episode was published on Mar 2, 2026.

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