China s resource driven stealth wars are becoming a leading cause of geopolitical instability in Asia.

Further ahead, it is not hard to imagine geopolitical instability possibly emanating from Iran, Iraq, or North Korea unsettling markets.

To my mind, though, the greatest risk is geopolitical instability. By and large, China has been a far more constructive counterpart to the US than the former Soviet Union ever was.

Curiously, heightened risk and fears of further disruptions not just another financial crisis, but also geopolitical instability and pandemics do not seem to carry much weight in current policy discussions, though the idea has been around.

The Geopolitical Message from Libya

Unnecessary Instability

Widespread instability

In that case, Greece s geopolitical position would be weakened, its economy would sink further into recession, and social tensions would rise. Moreover, instability would become chronic, because the eurozone would no longer offer a backstop for fiscal and financial laxity.

The Geopolitical Impact of Cheap Oil

Finally, serious geopolitical risks loom large.

Shifting geopolitical power also breeds uncertainty.

Europe s Instability Mechanism

Instability from Rigidity

But, beyond ethics, there are geopolitical considerations.

The Geopolitical Consequences of the Financial Crisis

There are two major geopolitical uncertainties as well.

The reasons for Europe s defection are eminently geopolitical.

The reasons for this geopolitical aberration are complex.

The Sunni Arc of Instability

Instability just strikes like lightning.

Instability can express itself anywhere.

From a broader geopolitical perspective, the situation becomes alarming.

BERLIN Russia and the European Union are geopolitical neighbors.

Signs of political instability are mounting.

How Japan Fuels Global Financial Instability

But there are geopolitical risks in this scramble for development.

Major economic and geopolitical concessions were offered to both suitors.

Similar dithering is apparent at the geopolitical level as well.

With potential instability looming, Monti should ensure that Italy is not defenseless in the event of another round of market instability.

The roots of Pakistan s instability run deep.

Today most people recognize Kazakhstan as an emerging geopolitical player. Why?

At this stage, one can only speculate about the geopolitical effects.

Naturally, there may be a touch of geopolitical calculation about this.

The conflict in economic policy is spreading to the geopolitical sphere.

Several related factors underlie the region s chronic instability.

Netanyahu thinks in bold military terms, not in terms of geopolitical strategy.

Two decades ago, geopolitical conditions limited blowback from America s foreign policy vacuum.

Such a decision would have a strongly positive economic and geopolitical impact.

The increasing economic weight of Asia is also a geopolitical game changer.

By this time, the geopolitical situation in Southeast Asia had changed dramatically.

By addressing economic instability through pro consumption rebalancing, and political instability by removing Bo, stability has gone from a risk factor to an ironclad commitment.

Global economic instability correlates strongly with energy price volatility.

A dictator s sudden death almost always triggers political instability.

Political instability and gridlock have been the inevitable result.

Political instability is a way of life in Bahrain.