Foreword 3

Executive summary 4

Introduction 5

1 The case for geopolitical muscle 8

1.1 From signals to strategy 8

1.2 From risk management to competitive advantage 8

1.3 Defining geopolitical muscle 9

2 From awareness to execution 11

2.1 Establishing the mandate 13

2.2 Activating the radar and sonar 15

2.3 Designing the operating model 17

2.4 Staffing the function 19

2.5 Embedding in decision-making 21

3 What next? 24

Conclusion 26

Contributors 27

Endnotes 28