The Role of the Private Sector in Geopolitics: A Conversation with George Logothetis
What role does, and should, the private sector play in geopolitical affairs? The private sector and market-based solutions have the power to drive economic growth and innovation, but they also have the potential to influence geopolitics at large, including advancing democracy and human rights. The nexus between governments and the private sector could assist in lifting lives, providing opportunity, and achieving a prosperous future.
Join us for this conversation between former President of Colombia Iván Duque and Executive Chairman of Libra Group George Logothetis on the power of the private sector and its connection to foreign affairs, especially dealing with economic challenges and opportunities in Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East.
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H.E. Iván Duque Márquez
Chair and Distinguished Fellow, Iván Duque Center for Prosperity and Freedom, Wilson Center
President of the Republic of Colombia (2018-2022)
"70% of the people in the planet today as we speak, are governed by authoritarian regimes. The sad part of that story is that 15 years ago it was 48%.”
George Logothetis
Executive Chairman, Libra Group
“There’s an invisible war going on between elements of the West and elements of the East. That invisible war has been invisible to most people for some decades now because it’s been fought through cyber, through intelligence services, trade policy and the like. All of a sudden there are now two wars…on the Eastern front of the Western world. So all of a sudden it’s gone from invisible to visible."
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President of the Republic of Colombia (2018-2022)
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