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Roger Boyes
Geopolitics
Politics
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Transform geopolitical complexity into strategic advantage with Roger Boyes, The Time's Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist and Diplomatic Editor. Roger equips organisations with actionable intelligence on global risks and emerging trends, leveraging his experience advising UK foreign secretaries and interviewing world leaders from Angela Merkel to Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa.
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Roger Boyes is a global affairs expert whose influential weekly column for The Times provides decision-makers with clear, precise analysis of geopolitical risks and emerging crises shaping our world.
As Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist and Diplomatic Editor, Roger has advised three foreign secretaries and Number 10. His extensive interview portfolio includes established leaders like Angela Merkel and Mike Pompeo, alongside revolutionaries-turned-statesmen such as Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa, about whom he has written a biography.
Roger brings unparalleled insight to organisations navigating today's complex geopolitical landscape. His firsthand experience covering pivotal historical moments, from the 1989 revolutions and collapse of communism to the Balkan wars, enables him to identify patterns and anticipate global shifts that impact business strategy, investment decisions, and risk management frameworks.
Roger's broad reporting over the years, including hunting Nazi war criminals in the Baltics, long lunches with Bill Gates and Sir John Sawers, and a week spent in Europe’s last leper colony, further make for colourful and thought-provoking anecdotes.
Audiences gain practical understanding of how international relations directly affect business environments, concrete frameworks for assessing geopolitical risk in strategic planning, and actionable intelligence on emerging global trends before they become mainstream news.
Book Roger for a thought-provoking analysis that transforms abstract global challenges into clear strategic opportunities for your organisation.
Topics, sessions and talks
For over ten years, Roger Boyes has penned a compelling global affairs column for The Times, exploring what he terms the polycrisis: the cumulative impact of issues like governance breakdown in the Middle East, mass migration to Europe, rising populism, and the interplay of climate change with resource conflicts and supply chain control. Attendees will gain insights into the failures of institutions and the accelerating pace of global change, prompting critical questions about the future of governance and society.
Roger Boyes advises British, German, and US decision-makers to broaden their perspective beyond the US-China rivalry. He emphasises the importance of recognising the growth potential of emerging economies like India, Indonesia, and South Korea, which face unique challenges and opportunities. Roger questions whether these nations must choose between aligning with Xi or Trump and explores the choices available in the first half of the 21st century. Attendees will learn about strategic investment opportunities in these pivotal countries.
Roger Boyes began his journalism career as a cub reporter in Cold War Moscow and spent the 1980s in communist Poland under martial law, gaining him a breadth of experience few Western reporters have had. With these unique insights into dictatorship, he shares his observations of the resurgence of authoritarianism, even in Western democracies, marked by mass deportations, militarised borders, and censorship. Roger will explore the limits of liberty and the impact of advanced AI on the surveillance state. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of these pressing issues and their implications for freedom.
Roger Boyes has spent years touring military academies in around the world, giving him first-hand insights into how future officers are being trained for modern warfare. He highlights the rapid evolution of tactics, particularly as the Ukrainian army adapts to combat against Russia and Israel engages multiple adversaries simultaneously. Roger emphasises the importance of military technology and a proactive leadership mindset. Attendees will learn how to prepare for high-stakes situations and adapt strategies in today's media-sensitive environment.
As we step into a turbulent geopolitical landscape, understanding global risks isn't optional—it's essential. From elections in the U.S. and Europe to tensions in Asia and the Middle East, the ripple effects on markets, supply chains, and regulation are real. In this keynote, Roger Boyes, foreign affairs columnist and seasoned analyst, unpacks what leaders need to know to stay informed, resilient, and ready to pivot.
With unparalleled insight from advising three foreign secretaries and interviewing world leaders from Angela Merkel to Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa, Roger Boyes transforms complex geopolitical challenges into strategic opportunities for organisations navigating today's uncertain landscape. Book this influential Times columnist to gain actionable intelligence on emerging global trends that will directly impact your business strategy and risk management framework.
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Roger Boyes draws on decades of firsthand reporting — from Cold War Moscow and martial law Poland to the 1989 revolutions and the Balkan wars — to construct a pattern-recognition framework that connects historical precedent to current geopolitical risk, translating abstract global shifts into concrete strategic implications for business and investment decisions.
Roger Boyes speaks on the polycrisis and institutional failure, economic strategy in emerging markets beyond the US-China axis, and the resurgence of authoritarianism and the surveillance state. He has served as Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist and Diplomatic Editor for The Times for over a decade, during which he has advised three foreign secretaries and Number 10.
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