Impact of Geopolitical Risks (GR) and Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) on Financial Strategies

Dear Colleagues,

The escalating global economic turmoil brought about by international conflict, sanctions, trade wars, and political instability reveals any system’s profound weaknesses. As a revised modification, the complexity and volatility of modern world economy systems call for precise financial decision-making to remain operational in order to effectively devise policies and frameworks that deal with this unprecedented uncertainty. This Special Issue aims to underscore changes brought about by cross-border investment and the corporate policies employed in dealing with such changes.

We welcome empirical, theoretical, and policy-oriented contributions that address gaps in the current literature, particularly through interdisciplinary or cross-country analyses. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The impact of geopolitical risks and economic policy uncertainty on capital structure, financing decisions, and stock market;
• Risk assessment and mitigation strategies in volatile policy environments;
• Cross-border investment dynamics and strategic diversification;
• Behavioral finance insights into decision-making under uncertainty;
• Regulatory responses and compliance challenges;
• Innovations in financial instruments and hedging techniques.

Diverse approaches ranging from quantitative models to qualitative case studies are welcome to be submitted. The issue aims to combine state-of-the-art research to generate useful knowledge for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. We hope to strengthen multidisciplinary discourse that will ensure stakeholders are prepared with strategies that improve financial leverage and anticipate new opportunities in a multifaceted economic environment.

This collection will be instrumental in helping to balance risk and innovation in this age of disruption. We welcome novel frameworks and comparative studies that illuminate pathways toward sustainable financial strategies.

Dr. Roni Bhowmik
Dr. Liang Shao
Dr. Xuan-Hoa Nghiem
Guest Editors

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• geopolitical risks
• economic policy uncertainty (EPU)
• financial strategy formulation
• risk mitigation
• market volatility
• investment decision-making
• global financial markets
• strategic adaptation
• crisis management
• hedging strategies
• international capital flows
• sovereign risk
• fiscal-monetary policy
• multinational corporations
• financial resilience
• empirical modeling
• decision-making under uncertainty
• geoeconomic tensions
• corporate financial planning
• emerging markets
• policy risk assessment
• cross-border investments