Paul A. Laudicina is Vice President and Managing Director of A.T. Kearney’s Global Business Policy Council. He has advised a range of governments and corporate clients on international investment issues and is the former Chairman of the External Advisory Committee on Investment Policy to the Russian Duma (Parliament). He is the author of World Out of Balance, Navigating Global Risks to Seize Competitive Advantage (www.worldoutofbalance.com; McGraw Hill, 2005). This article is based on the book.