Geopolitical risk is no longer a distant backdrop - it is a defining force shaping corporate stability, value creation, and the assurance expectations placed on Internal Audit.
Today’s world is highly interconnected. A single event in one region - an election outcome, a sanctions decision, a military escalation, a cyberattack, a shift in trade policy - can immediately ripple across continents. These ripple effects now influence supply chains, critical infrastructure, energy markets, talent security, and even how technologies are shared or restricted.

Learn the most important insights about geopolitical risk in 10 exciting lectures:
1. Understanding the Concept of Geopolitical Risk
2. Why Geopolitical Risk Matters for Today’s Corporations
3. Key Drivers and Categories of Geopolitical Risk
4. How Geopolitical Risk Affects Across Business Models and Processes
5. Impacts on Key Processes, Risk Mitigating Actions and Internal Controls
6. Monitoring Geopolitical Risk: Tools and Intelligence Sources
7. Integrating Geopolitical Risk into the Audit Risk Assessment
8. Adapting Audit Procedures and Fieldwork to Geopolitical Risk Exposure
9. Reporting to the Audit Committee: Providing Reasonable Assurance
10. Building a Forward-Looking Internal Audit Function

Designed for forward-looking auditors and governance professionals, these concise films provide clear insights, vivid examples, and practical implications. You’ll find real-world audit touchpoints, stakeholder questions, and capability frameworks.
Additionally, we offer you a Audit Playbook for “Geopolitical Risk & Assurance: Internal Audit’s Guide to Anticipation and Resilience.” Your Companion Guide to "The Trend Is Your Friend" Film Series by the ARC Institute.