Ep. 113 The Long-Short Where could geopolitical shocks hit portfolios next?

Published: 19 November 2025

The Long-Short is a podcast by the Alternative Investment Management Association, focusing on the very latest insights on the alternative investment industry.

Each episode will examine topical areas of interest from across the alternative investment universe with news, views and analysis delivered by AIMA’s global team, as well as a host of industry experts.

This week on The Long-Short, Tom and Drew are joined by Damien Bruckard, Funder of Geopolitical Strategy, for a trip around the world to map out the economic and political fault lines reshaping global markets, from Trump-era trade shifts and the rise of regional trading blocs to recent record-breaking gold prices and the artificial intelligence capex surge. Damien also charts how India and the Gulf are becoming power players, and signposts where the next geopolitical shock could hit investors' portfolios.

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