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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: 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
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How Latin America’s Security Landscape is Being Transformed by Drones
October 20, 2026
By: Elton Smole
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Sanctions Update: October 19, 2026
October 19, 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, Kuangqi Zhong, Andy Xu Sofia, Jake Fitzpatrick, Carter Spahn, Chris Dantes
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The Analysts' Brief: The US-Russia Diesel Deal
October 16, 2026
By: Thomas Goldstein, Ian Cameron, Samuel Bloebaum, Carter Spahn
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Key Takeaways Ahead of Israel’s Consequential Upcoming Elections
October 15, 2026
By: Dan Arbell
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October 14, 2026
By: Chris Dantes
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Sanctions Update: October 13, 2026
October 13, 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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European Commission Proposes Internal Reforms for EU Enlargement: What Comes Next
October 9, 2026
By: Thomas Goldstein
