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Geopolitics & governance
How geopolitical and geostrategic interference shapes economic and political governance — local, national, and transnational.
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2GIG studies the way external geopolitical and geostrategic interests bend governance across scales. We map the actors, incentives, and pressures that move decisions away from local realities — and propose indicators that make this interference visible and accountable.
2GIG
Geopolitics & governance
How geopolitical and geostrategic interference shapes economic and political governance — local, national, and transnational.
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