Global interconnectedness and the rising speed of information transmission have reinforced the interdependence between geopolitics and economics, with cyberspace representing an important new front in the geopolitical equation as cyber-attacks have the growing potential to inflict economic damage. This makes it difficult for decision-makers to predict the development of such situations as sanctions and other instruments of economic coercion, thus raising the risk of unintended consequences. The interplay between geopolitics and economics can create, reinforce and alter the nature of the interconnections between global risks, affecting many areas of public policy and international cooperation