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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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How the AI Boom Is Challenging Central Banking
November 4, 2026
By: Carter Spahn
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What the Proposed UK Budget Means for Defense Investment
November 3, 2026
By: Thomas Goldstein
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Sanctions Update: November 2, 2026
November 2, 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, Samuel Bloebaum, Elton Smole, Ian Cameron, Wilson Zhao, Zoey Hong, Kiki Dong, Isabella Rao, Andy Xu Sofia, Jake Fitzpatrick, Carter Spahn, Chris Dantes
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Analysts' Brief: COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye
October 30, 2026
By: Anni Coonan, Zayna Dembinski, Elton Smole, Carter Spahn
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Central Asia's Growing Role in US Critical Minerals Strategy
October 29, 2026
By: Chris Dantes
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Lula’s Surprise Comeback Shifts Economic Outlook for Brazil
October 28, 2026
By: Elton Smole
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Sanctions Update: October 26, 2026
October 26, 2026
By: Evan T. Abrams, Meredith Rathbone, Karl Hopkins, Guy Soussan, Alexandra Melia, Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Warren H. Geary, Elliot Letts, Algirdas Semeta, Melissa B. Mahle, Anni Coonan, Thomas Goldstein, Zayna Dembinski, Samuel Bloebaum, Elton Smole, Ian Cameron, Wilson Zhao, Zoey Hong, Hoi Chung Liu, Andy Xu Sofia, Jake Fitzpatrick, Carter Spahn, Chris Dantes
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Watch List: Europeans Protest Over Affordability Ahead of Elections
October 23, 2026
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India’s Wave of Gen Z Protests and Growing Distrust in Democratic Institutions
October 22, 2026
By: Zayna Dembinski
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The World’s Governments Face a Debt Reckoning
October 21, 2026
By: Carter Spahn
