Geoeconomics refers to the influence of economic factors, relationships and conditions on global events. A country's economic relationships would have a significant impact on trade. The book Advances in Geoeconomics assembles a cast of international experts and thought leaders and explores the implications of geoeconomics on politics, business, and the world order.

J. Mark Munoz is a Professor of International Business at Millikin University in Illinois, and a former Visiting Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, USA. He is a recipient of several awards including four Best Research Paper Awards, a literary award, an international book award and the ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award. Aside from publications in major journals, he has authored, edited or co-edited 12 books: Land of My Birth, Winning Across Borders, In Transition, A Salesman in Asia, Handbook of Business Plan Creation, International Social Entrepreneurship, Contemporary Microenterprises: Concepts and Cases, Handbook on the Geopolitics of Business, Hispanic-Latino Entrepreneurship, Managerial Forensics and Strategies for University Management (volumes I and II). As Chairman/CEO of international management consulting firm Munoz and Associates International, he directs consulting projects worldwide in the areas of strategy formulation, business development and international finance.

1 Introduction - J. Mark Munoz

Part I Understanding Geoeconomics

2 Geoeconomics : A review of the research methodologies of trade alliances - Subhajit Chakrabarty

3 The geoeconomics of global cities: Exploring new avenues for expanding business internationalization - Philippe Regnier and Pascal Wild

4 Influence of region, country and subnational-region institutions on internationalization of multinational corporations - Wiboon Kittilaksanawong

5 Geoeconomic spillovers: Are Indian states interconnected in promoting state-business relations? An empirical analysis - Krishna Chaitanya Vadlamannati, Artur Tamazian, and Arusha Cooray

6 Geoeconomics in Central and Eastern Europe: Implications on FDI - Zoltan Gal and Andrea Schmidt

7 The changing geoeconomics of China's diplomacy in Africa - Richard Aidoo

8 The nature, impact and lessons of Abenomics - Viara Bojkova

9 Where Geoeconomics and Geostrategy meet : The troubled relations between the European Union and the Russian Federation - David Criekemans

Part II International Geoeconomics

10 Geostrategic economics in the 21st century : China, America and the Trans-Pacific Partnership - Francis Schortgen

11 EU trade policy after the GFC: The geoeconomics of shifting EU trade policy priorities - Louise Curran

12 Determinants of FDI in the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan - Richard Nyuur, Andrey Yukhanaev and Alina Amirzadova

13 Role of regional economic integration on foreign direct investments in Southern Africa - Jayati Ghosh, Imelda K. Moise and Ezekiel Kalipeni

14 A case study : Geoeconomics and the Iranian nuclear deal - Jonathon Cini

15 The impact of geographical factors on development: Evaluation of Europe and the Middle East - Hilal Yildirir Keser and Isin Cetin

16 Three spheres of geoeconomic advantage in Central America: Transportation, tourism and trade - Michael J. Pisani

17 The state of regional integration in Africa: Prospects and advances - Joash Ntenga Moitui

Part III Managing Geoeconomics

18 The evolution of geoeconomics and the need for new theories of governance - Najiba Benabess

19 Geoeconomics and banking - Hubert Bonin

20 Geoeconomics of the global arms industry - Alexandre J. Vautravers

21 The new geoeconomics of energy: A Saudi Arabian case study - Robert E. Looney

22 Global water geoeconomics: Paradigm shift and emerging challenges - Lakshmi Mudunuru and J. Uma Rao

23 The geoeconomics of aging - Masud Chand

24 Geoeconomics and political interference: The case of China's porcelain industry - Jane Yuting Zhuang and Andre M. Everett

25 The African Growth and Opportunity Act: International business, relations and politics - Satyendra Singh

26 Geoeoconomic strategies and economic intelligence - Gyula Csurgai

27 Conclusion - J. Mark Munoz