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Iraq crisis tops a long list of geopolitical risks

There are good reasons to be relaxed about the global economic fall-out from the latest crisis in Iraq, including the possibility that it might actually lead to an improvement in relations between the US and Iran. Nonetheless, geopolitical risks – including a renewed escalation of tensions in Ukraine – may provide the shock that causes market volatility to rebound.

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