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Manas Chawla
Manas Chawla is a political risk specialist and the Founder and CEO of London Politica, the world's largest political risk advisory for social impact. He has specialist expertise in consulting on soft power, corporate diplomacy, and crisis management, and has advised the United Nations, World Economic Forum, and a range of C-suite executives at Fortune 500 companies, and tech unicorns. An accomplished public speaker, Manas has delivered lectures and keynotes on geopolitical risk and open-source intelligence at universities and conferences across Europe, including the most widely-watched TED talk on political risk. He serves as Chairperson of LSE’s Political Risk and Investment Society and trustee of the London Speakers Union.
Manas has a background in strategic communications, and has previously worked at Project Associates and Sanctuary Counsel, where he helped provide strategic counsel and reputational advice to governments, corporations, and NGOs. Before founding London Politica, he led The Youth Journal, a youth-led think tank that produced international affairs research for over 60,000 monthly readers.
Manas has authored research reports and built compliance indexes for the host countries of the G7 and G20 summits. Manas has also served as the Secretary-General of Canada's leading MUN conference, Toronto Model United Nations. He gained an undergraduate degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is an incoming Master’s candidate at the University of Oxford
Podcasts With Manas Chawla
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the latest moves by the major world's central banks.
21 June 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the latest macro-financial and geopolitical developments in Turkey and their global implication.
16 June 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the many open geopolitical fronts with an impact on financial markets.
9 June 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla the first elements of a possible path for peace in Ukraine.
1 June 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the main outcomes of the Hiroshima's G7 Summit.
29 May 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the main themes on the agenda of the Hiroshima's G7 Summit in May.
19 May 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss how the world's major central banks are nearing the end of this phase of their tightening cycle.
10 May 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the risk of a return of the doom-loop between bank debt and sovereign debt in case of crisis.
3 May 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss China's increasing role as broker of international affairs.
24 April 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss how a sense of complacency about financial instabiity seemed to prevail at the IMF Spring Meetings.
24 April 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the recent visit by France's Macron to China, and its global implications.
16 April 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the decline in Western leadership at the time of the rise of China.
15 April 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss how the world seems to be sleepwalking into a nuclear Armageddon.
31 March 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the how central banks' objectives of price stability and financial instability are now in conflict.
24 March 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the financial instability episodes recently emerged in the US and Europe.
17 March 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the outcome and deliberations of China's National People's Congress
10 March 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss how China is torn between the support to Russia in Ukraine and its charm offensive in Europe on economic matters
24 February 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the growing phenomenon of "Bregret", i.e. regret for the UK having left the EU.
17 February 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the latest moves by the major central banks including the Fed, ECB and BoE.
10 February 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the possibility of a military exchange between US and China in the near future.
1 February 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the possibility for Argentina and Brazil of establishing a currency union, end its geopolitical implications
26 January 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss whether or not China is ready to make a broader U-turn after its change on Covid policy.
19 January 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss how the number of right-wing governments is increasing while the number of liberal democracies is decreasing globally.
12 January 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the macro, policy and market outlook for 2023.
10 January 2023
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the latest moves by the major G10 central banks and their market implications.
21 December 2022
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement signed by China and Saudi Arabia and its global geopolitical implications.
16 December 2022
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the recent protests in China on Covid restrictions and why even autocratic regimes still need public support to survive
10 December 2022
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss whether non-aligned countries such as India and Brazil can keep their position in a polarising world
1 December 2022
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the results of the US mid-term election and their global economic and geopolitical implications.
24 November 2022
In their latest podcast Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the re-appraisal of the tech sector, and why this crisis will make it stronger in the long run.
17 November 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manan Chawla discuss how policy inconsistencies - between monetary and fiscal policy and within monetary policy - are affecting financial markets
14 November 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manan Chawla discuss how close the world is getting to a potential nuclear exchange between Russia and the West.
3 November 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss how market discipline forced the change in the UK government, and what lessons Italy can learn from that
28 October
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the main takeaways from the IMF meeting in Washington DC and the policy uncertainty surrounding the meetings.
24 October 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss how geopolitics is still at centre stage, with nuclear threats in Ukraine and cuts to oil production by OPEC+.
13 October 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the turmoil created in the market by the mini-budget and the lessons Meloni can learn from this debacle.
7 October 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the mini-budget presented by the UK Chancellor and its implications for the British economy and financial markets.
28 September 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the likely outcome of the upcoming Italian elections and its implications for European policymaking and financial markets.
21 September 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the implications for Britain of the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ascension of King Charles III.
15 September 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss why central banks will continue tighten monetary policy and its impact on financial markets.
7 September 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the pros and cons of the introduction of CBDCs by governments and central banks and their impact on banks and financial markets.
22 July 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the ongoing governments crisis in Italy, how it may evolve, and its implications for ECB policymaking and the bond market.
20 July 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the UK political crisis emerged after the resignation of Boris Johnson as leader of the Tory party, and its implications for the government.
13 July 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the emergence of a G7 forum for emerging markets, in which Saudi Arabia may be playing an important role.
07 July 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the pros and cons of an embargo on Russian oil and gas versus a price cap enforced by the US and their trading partners.
3 June 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss how many leading indicators seem to point to an upcoming global recession, and how this may impact the more fragile economies, with low potential growth and high indebtedness.
26 May 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the causes and possible development of the recent volatility in financial markets, and its links with the crypto-asset environment.
18 May 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla take stock of the recent elections in Germany, France and Italy and their implications for the European integration process.
13 May 2022
In their latest podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss how Europe could be re-organised in concentric circles to permit a more effective and inclusive governance, and prevent conflicts, such as that in Ukraine.
11 May 2022
In their podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the latest revision to the IMF's forecasts, which certify the stagflationary shock to the global economy.
29 April 2022
In their podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the rationality China's apparent decision of embarking Russia as an ally in Cold War 2 vs US.
22 April 2022
In their podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss how the UK aims at becoming a global hub for crypto finance technology and investment.
18 April 2022
In their podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the "new world order' that China and Russia are pledging to create, which implies a polarised global economy.
8 April 2022
In their podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss how the use of a certain language by the opponents of Russia could make it harder to reach an agreement with Putin in the short run.
31 March 2022
In this podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss the difficulties in devising the optimal policy mix to counter the effects of the pandemic and of the war in Ukraine.
24 March 2022
In this podcast, Brunello Rosa and Manas Chawla discuss how the ban of Russian banks from SWIFT may push them to adopt the Chinese CIPS or crypto exchanges to evade the sanctions from the West.
16 March 2022
In this podcast Brunello Rosa discusses the economic impact of the war in Ukraine and the sanctions and the reaction functions of central banks, which are likely to prioritize inflation fighting over support to growth.
9 March 2022
In this podcast we discuss what may be the geopolitical endgame and possible economic and market impact.
3 March 2022
In this podcast we discuss the the recent industrial actions in the US and UK, the motivations behind it and its implications for economic activity and inflation.
24 February 2022
In this podcast we discuss the key phases of the Ukrainian crisis, analysing the historical context, the geopolitical drivers and possible future developments.
17 February 2022
In this podcast we discuss the key factors behind the recent inflation surge, those leading to medium-term inflation and how central banks are reacting .
8 February 2022
In this podcast we discuss the re-election of Mattarella as Italian President and the wider implications for the EU
2 February 2022
In this podcast, we discuss the potential outcome of Italian Presidential Elections and why they matter also at EU level.
27 January 2022