Introduction to Tools of Political Risk Analysis

Description from DukeHub

This course explores the impact of national and subnational government institutions on international business strategy. The course is designed around the theme of political risk analysis, approaching the topic from two perspectives: country and individual firm. Political risk is a type of risk faced by investors, that political decisions, events, or conditions will significantly affect the profitability of a business actor or the expected value of a given economic action. In this course, students will learn tools for measuring and assessing political risk, as well as how smart leaders can make intelligent business strategy decisions in these environments.

Skills

• data and statisticsAI review: "tools for measuring and assessing political risk"

AI-resilient: 1 of 5 1/5

• No: Physical, lab or field work
• No: Live work with people
• ✓Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "risk"
• No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
• No: Small, in-person format

The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works

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