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The tectonic plates of geopolitics are shifting as multilateral fissures are transforming the global landscape of trade, finance, and politics. In short, we are in a new phase of globalization. Countries are now reevaluating their reliance on foreign suppliers, seeking to secure critical resources to safeguard their economies, and accelerating investment in strategic technologies. As these risks grow, markets, economies, and nation states are being forced to navigate a complex landscape where uncertainty and volatility are no longer the exception, but the rule.

Looking ahead, geopolitics will play an even larger role as emerging powers, regional conflicts, and technological competition shape a new global paradigm that demands adaptive strategies. Pantheon Insights leverages OSINT research methods and data to analyze how these secular trends impact global business operations, cross-border capital flows, and economic dynamism. We specialize in generating actionable research in geopolitics, markets, and economies to give business leaders a competitive edge for navigating the political economy of the new global paradigm.

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Dimitri Zabelin is a Geopolitical Strategist and founder of Pantheon Insights. Previously, he served as a Policy Analyst at the World Economic Forum’s Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where he was deputy to the Data for Common Purpose Initiative. Dimitri collaborated with over 200 stakeholders, including Fortune 100 companies and government leaders in India, Japan, Colombia, Norway, and Kazakhstan, to develop globally interoperable data exchanges with national and commercial applications. His team’s work has been featured at Davos, the Global Technology Governance Summit, and the 2023 G7 Summit.

Dimitri is also a former capital markets analyst at DailyFX/IG Group, where he specialized in optimizing trading strategies around geopolitical risks. He has been featured on panels alongside diplomats and ambassadors, offering high-level insights into the intersection of policy, markets, and international relations. Recognizing his expertise, he was appointed as an advisor to the World Economic Forum’s workstream on trade and geopolitics. His research on geopolitics, markets, and economics has appeared in BBC News, Reuters, The Diplomat, Forbes, WEF, Oxford Political Review, and other publications, with translations in Asia, Latin America, and Europe.

He holds a degree in Political Economy and a master’s in Global Political Economy from the University of California, Berkeley, with additional training from the London School of Economics & Political Science, where he serves as an Associate of the university’s think tank. He is also a Fellow of the Oxford-based University Consortium network.