A daily intelligence brief for a world where geopolitics shapes business

Geopolitical Dispatch is the essential daily brief for business leaders and investors who demand fast, actionable insights on global events.

Written by former diplomats and modelled on the US President’s Daily Brief, it cuts through the noise to provide strategic clarity on a complex and evolving world.

Why subscribe

Business and investment decisions are increasingly shaped by geopolitics. But most of the information available - news, commentary, social media - is built to capture attention, not support judgement.

Stories are reported as isolated events and quickly displaced by the next one. Context is lost. Consequences are rarely examined.

Geopolitical Dispatch is designed to fill that gap.

What you receive

Five analyses, every weekday, delivered at 5am US Eastern Time.

Each item follows the same discipline: what has changed, what it reveals geopolitically, and how it affects business and markets. The brief is selective, not exhaustive and takes less than ten minutes to read.

Free subscribers receive one of the five daily analyses plus Irregular, a deeper dive.

Paid subscribers get full access to all five daily analyses, Irregular, Week Signals (our Saturday strategic essay), and monthly Private Roundtables with our executive team and expert guests.

GD Professional includes everything in Paid, plus an annual one-hour private conversation with a member of our executive team - a confidential session to work through any geopolitical topic relevant to your decisions, risk assessments, or strategic priorities.

For teams and organisations

If you and your team or organisation would benefit from coordinated, in-depth access to geopolitical intelligence, we offer Enterprise Subscriptions. Email contact@geopolitical-strategy.com to discuss a solution that fits your organisation.

Expense your Geopolitical Dispatch subscription

Many subscribers expense Geopolitical Dispatch as a professional development or research tool. We’ve created an email template for you to copy & paste - making it easy to request reimbursement from your manager, L&D, or finance team.

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Who writes Geopolitical Dispatch

Michael Feller, Chief Strategist at Geopolitical Strategy and Editor of Geopolitical Dispatch, writes the Daily Dispatch and Week Signals. He previously served as an international adviser to Australian prime ministers, a diplomat posted in Singapore, and an adviser to Australia's trade minister. Earlier in his career he worked as an investment analyst and financial journalist.

Damien Bruckard, Chair and Founder of Geopolitical Strategy, writes a column called Irregular. He is a former Australian diplomat (including a posting in Moscow), trade negotiator, international lawyer, and former head of global engagement at the International Chamber of Commerce.

Christian Habla, Chief Executive of Geopolitical Strategy, is a former senior executive in the Australian government, McKinsey & Company strategy consultant, and commercial lawyer. He holds degrees in public policy, law, and international relations from Oxford and Monash Universities.

About Geopolitical Strategy

Geopolitical Dispatch is published by Geopolitical Strategy, an independent advisory firm that helps organisations navigate a world where geopolitics increasingly shapes commercial outcomes. Our work spans intelligence, strategy, and diplomacy. Many subscribers combine Geopolitical Dispatch with enterprise access, bespoke advisory, strategic support and semi-regular structured workshops.

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Daily brief analysing the five global issues that matter to business leaders, written by former diplomats. Modelled on the US President’s Daily Brief.

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