Geopolitical Risk & Scenario Planning
Geopolitical risk is not an abstract concern for leaders. It can affect supply chains, technology decisions, national security, investment priorities, business continuity, and the everyday assumptions organizations make about stability.
Ross Coffman's geopolitical topics help audiences think through world events and technology with a leader's mindset: What could change? How might one action trigger another? What signals should we watch? What can public and private-sector leaders do to prepare?
The China and Taiwan Dilemma
China will take action against Taiwan; the scale is unknown, but the free world must be prepared. An Action-Reaction-Counter-Action walk-through that leaves audiences postured to read the signs of the future.
Geopolitical Truths That Should Keep You Awake at Night
A measured, unclassified perspective on world events and technology that evolves with conditions — helping audiences recognize risk and consider preventative measures in business and at home.
01The China and Taiwan dilemma
China will take action against Taiwan. The type and scale of that action are unknown, but the free world must be prepared regardless of the scale. Ross brings a unique perspective and leads audiences through an Action-Reaction-Counter-Action scenario to generate thought on this real-world challenge.
Audiences leave postured to read the signs of the future — considering how different actions create consequences across security, technology, markets, alliances, and organizational preparedness.
02Geopolitical truths that should keep you awake at night
Ross provides a perspective on world events and technology that most people are unaware of. The exact content evolves as the world situation changes, and he delivers dilemmas — and solutions — that can be implemented in both the public and private sector.
While the content is unclassified, viewers leave with an understanding of risk and how to implement preventative measures in their businesses and at home.
03Why Ross Coffman fits this topic
More than 35 years of U.S. Army service, multiple deployments, command at nearly every echelon, and a final assignment as Deputy Commander of United States Army Futures Command support a practical, unclassified approach to risk awareness and scenario planning.
What audiences leave with.
- A scenario-planning approach to China/Taiwan dynamics.
- A clearer understanding of action-reaction-counter-action thinking.
- A practical way to connect global events, technology, security, and organizational preparedness.
- Questions leaders can use to evaluate risk exposure.
- A measured, unclassified perspective on changing world conditions.
Executive teams, boards, public-sector leaders, defense and national security audiences, technology leaders, academic audiences, and organizations exposed to geopolitical uncertainty.
Audience categories are indicative; final wording is confirmed before each engagement.
Frequently asked.
Yes. The China and Taiwan Dilemma talk is framed around action-reaction-counter-action scenario thinking.
No. The current homepage states that the content is unclassified.
It uses an Action-Reaction-Counter-Action method to help audiences read the signs of the future and prepare — thinking through signals, consequences, and readiness rather than fixating on a single forecast.