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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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Sanctions Update: April 6, 2026
April 6, 2026
By: Evan T. Abrams, Meredith Rathbone, Karl Hopkins, Guy Soussan, Alexandra Melia, Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Quentin Johnson, Elliot Letts, Algirdas Semeta, Melissa B. Mahle, Anni Coonan, Thomas Goldstein, Zayna Dembinski, Wilson Zhao, Zoey Hong, Kiki Dong, Isabella Rao, Jonathan Eaton, Carter Spahn, Chris Dantes
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Iran War Energy Shocks Reverberate Across Asia
April 1, 2026
By: Zayna Dembinski
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Sanctions Update: March 30, 2026
March 30, 2026
By: Evan T. Abrams, Meredith Rathbone, Karl Hopkins, Guy Soussan, Alexandra Melia, Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Quentin Johnson, Elliot Letts, Algirdas Semeta, Melissa B. Mahle, Anni Coonan, Thomas Goldstein, Zayna Dembinski, Wilson Zhao, Zoey Hong, Hoi Chung Liu, Jonathan Eaton, Carter Spahn, Chris Dantes
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Private Power in New American Economic Statecraft
March 27, 2026
By: Carter Spahn
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Post Iran War Balance of Power in the Middle East
March 25, 2026
By: Melissa B. Mahle
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Sanctions Update: March 23, 2026
March 23, 2026
By: Evan T. Abrams, Meredith Rathbone, Karl Hopkins, Guy Soussan, Alexandra Melia, Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Quentin Johnson, Elliot Letts, Algirdas Semeta, Melissa B. Mahle, Anni Coonan, Thomas Goldstein, Zayna Dembinski, Wilson Zhao, Zoey Hong, Sophia Yang, Jonathan Eaton, Carter Spahn, Chris Dantes
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The Silent US Retreat from NATO Leadership: What to Know
March 20, 2026
By: Thomas Goldstein
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Regional Spillover in the Middle East Risks Supply Chain Disruptions and Violence Escalation
March 18, 2026
By: Anni Coonan
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Sanctions Update: March 16, 2026
March 16, 2026
By: Evan T. Abrams, Meredith Rathbone, Karl Hopkins, Guy Soussan, Alexandra Melia, Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Quentin Johnson, Elliot Letts, Algirdas Semeta, Melissa B. Mahle, Anni Coonan, Thomas Goldstein, Zayna Dembinski, Wilson Zhao, Zoey Hong, Kiki Dong, Isabella Rao, Jonathan Eaton, Carter Spahn, Chris Dantes