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Stepwise Risk Outlook highlights and contextualizes over-the-horizon news developments in key regions of the world and industries of the global market, and offers a longer-form analysis piece diving deep on one emerging risk or global flashpoint impacting decisionmakers today and tomorrow. Stepwise seeks to identify and contextualize emerging risks for business leaders and decision makers in every sector, providing insightful guidance and an international perspective on today's ever-changing business landscape.
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Syria-Israel Security Negotiations: Are the Two Countries on the Verge of an Agreement?
October 10, 2025
By: Anni Coonan, Dan Arbell
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Sanctions Update: October 6, 2025
October 6, 2025
By: Evan T. Abrams, Meredith Rathbone, Karl Hopkins, Guy Soussan, Alexandra Melia, Darryl Nirenberg, Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Quentin Johnson, Elliot Letts, Melissa B. Mahle, Anni Coonan, Thomas Goldstein, Zayna Dembinski, Wilson Zhao, Zoey Hong, Isabella Rao, Jonathan Eaton
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Improvement in the US-Turkish Relationship Tied to Energy Policy
October 3, 2025
By: Melissa B. Mahle
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Sanctions Update: October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
By: Evan T. Abrams, Meredith Rathbone, Karl Hopkins, Guy Soussan, Alexandra Melia, Darryl Nirenberg, Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Quentin Johnson, Elliot Letts, Melissa B. Mahle, Anni Coonan, Thomas Goldstein, Zayna Dembinski, Wilson Zhao, Zoey Hong, Jonathan Eaton, Sophia Yang
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How Trump’s H‑1B Fee Could Reshape Global Innovation
September 24, 2025
By: Zayna Dembinski
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Sanctions Update: September 22, 2025
September 22, 2025
By: Evan T. Abrams, Meredith Rathbone, Karl Hopkins, Guy Soussan, Alexandra Melia, Darryl Nirenberg, Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Quentin Johnson, Elliot Letts, Melissa B. Mahle, Anni Coonan, Thomas Goldstein, Zayna Dembinski, Wilson Zhao, Zoey Hong, Hoi Chung Liu, Jonathan Eaton
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New PM, Old Problems: France’s Political Instability Will Constrain Its Agency
September 19, 2025
By: Thomas Goldstein
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Wrongful Detentions: New Tools to Protect US Nationals
September 17, 2025
By: Melissa B. Mahle
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Sanctions Update: September 15, 2025
September 15, 2025
By: Evan T. Abrams, Meredith Rathbone, Karl Hopkins, Guy Soussan, Alexandra Melia, Darryl Nirenberg, Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Quentin Johnson, Elliot Letts, Melissa B. Mahle, Anni Coonan, Thomas Goldstein, Zayna Dembinski, Wilson Zhao, Zoey Hong, Jonathan Eaton, Isabella Rao
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The Costs of Pakistan’s Escalating Floods
September 10, 2025
By: Zayna Dembinski