Mark Thomas is a senior associate and director of research at Hardcastle and Associates.Muriel Durand is an associate professor at EM Normandie Business School and former academic director of the DBA program, France.Kathleen Park is an assistant professor of administrative sciences at Boston University, USA.Sniazhana Diduc is a researcher and university teacher at the University of Vaasa, Finland.

• 1. Mergers, Acquisitions and Geopolitical Challenges in the Global Market: an overview 2. Geopolitical dynamism and acquisitions: Managing M&As in times of worsened security situations 3. Navigating the Geopolitical Chessboard: The Integral Role of Global Power Shifts in Mergers and Acquisitions 4. The Impact of Political Affinity on Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: Mechanisms and Implications for Decision-Makers 5. State interference in M&As: a public perspective 6. The Race for Technological Supremacy through Mergers and Acquisitions 7. Language as an Instrument of Leadership, Power, and Politics in International Mergers and Acquisitions: Cross-Border Trends and Geopolitical Implications 8. How geopolitical challenges affect the speed of mergers and acquisitions 9. Flowers among Thorns? Challenges and Opportunities in the Transitions from Cross-Border Alliances to Mergers and Acquisitions 10. The Classic and the Contemporary: National Identities and International Ambition in the Historic Collapsed Consortium Acquisition of ABN Amro and Its Legacy for European and Global Finance 11. The impact of geopolitical forces on mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries 12. Artificial Intelligence and the Geopolitics of Mergers and Acquisitions: Balancing Predictive Analytics with Human Expertise in Cross-Border Deals 13. Mergers, Acquisitions and Geopolitical Challenges in the Global Market: Future Perspectives

Mark Thomas is a senior associate and director of research at Hardcastle and Associates.Muriel Durand is an associate professor at EM Normandie Business School and former academic director of the DBA program, France.Kathleen Park is an assistant professor of administrative sciences at Boston University, USA.Sniazhana Diduc is a researcher and university teacher at the University of Vaasa, Finland.

• 1. Mergers, Acquisitions and Geopolitical Challenges in the Global Market: an overview 2. Geopolitical dynamism and acquisitions: Managing M&As in times of worsened security situations 3. Navigating the Geopolitical Chessboard: The Integral Role of Global Power Shifts in Mergers and Acquisitions 4. The Impact of Political Affinity on Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: Mechanisms and Implications for Decision-Makers 5. State interference in M&As: a public perspective 6. The Race for Technological Supremacy through Mergers and Acquisitions 7. Language as an Instrument of Leadership, Power, and Politics in International Mergers and Acquisitions: Cross-Border Trends and Geopolitical Implications 8. How geopolitical challenges affect the speed of mergers and acquisitions 9. Flowers among Thorns? Challenges and Opportunities in the Transitions from Cross-Border Alliances to Mergers and Acquisitions 10. The Classic and the Contemporary: National Identities and International Ambition in the Historic Collapsed Consortium Acquisition of ABN Amro and Its Legacy for European and Global Finance 11. The impact of geopolitical forces on mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries 12. Artificial Intelligence and the Geopolitics of Mergers and Acquisitions: Balancing Predictive Analytics with Human Expertise in Cross-Border Deals 13. Mergers, Acquisitions and Geopolitical Challenges in the Global Market: Future Perspectives

Mark Thomas is a senior associate and director of research at Hardcastle and Associates.Muriel Durand is an associate professor at EM Normandie Business School and former academic director of the DBA program, France.Kathleen Park is an assistant professor of administrative sciences at Boston University, USA.Sniazhana Diduc is a researcher and university teacher at the University of Vaasa, Finland.

• 1. Mergers, Acquisitions and Geopolitical Challenges in the Global Market: an overview 2. Geopolitical dynamism and acquisitions: Managing M&As in times of worsened security situations 3. Navigating the Geopolitical Chessboard: The Integral Role of Global Power Shifts in Mergers and Acquisitions 4. The Impact of Political Affinity on Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: Mechanisms and Implications for Decision-Makers 5. State interference in M&As: a public perspective 6. The Race for Technological Supremacy through Mergers and Acquisitions 7. Language as an Instrument of Leadership, Power, and Politics in International Mergers and Acquisitions: Cross-Border Trends and Geopolitical Implications 8. How geopolitical challenges affect the speed of mergers and acquisitions 9. Flowers among Thorns? Challenges and Opportunities in the Transitions from Cross-Border Alliances to Mergers and Acquisitions 10. The Classic and the Contemporary: National Identities and International Ambition in the Historic Collapsed Consortium Acquisition of ABN Amro and Its Legacy for European and Global Finance 11. The impact of geopolitical forces on mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries 12. Artificial Intelligence and the Geopolitics of Mergers and Acquisitions: Balancing Predictive Analytics with Human Expertise in Cross-Border Deals 13. Mergers, Acquisitions and Geopolitical Challenges in the Global Market: Future Perspectives