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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Of course, what happens in the U.S. Terrorism : The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, coupled with the ongoing instability in Syria and Iraq and the spread of ISIS, have raised the risk for terrorism-related supply chain disruptions in 2016. Or will any rate increases, if they actually occur, be short-lived?

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The Future of Global Food Security

Enterra Insights

” Of course, armed violence isn’t the only challenge facing global food security. In the past half-decade, armed conflicts escalated across the world: Syria, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Nigeria, Myanmar. Indeed, of the 828m people who do not get enough food, nearly 60% live in countries racked by conflict. Science writer Max G.

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Export Compliance 101

Arena Solutions

person, if I’m driving through Switzerland and my rental car is running out of gas, I have to drive past the gas stations that are owned by Syria. Syria, Iran, North Korea, or Cuba? Unless of course, it was willful. But I have to tell you, the Treasury Department controls the actions of a U.S. I have to keep moving.

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Impact of Trump Pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement on Manufacturing & Transportation

GlobalTranz

Throughout the course of the 2016 election and now the Trump Administration, many Americans have expressed dissatisfaction with the Paris Climate Agreement. manufacturers, distributors or other partners, except for Syria and Nicaragua, will be at risk. The Paris Climate Agreement. Let those words hang for a moment.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

Of course, what happens in the U.S. All of these entities could have a destabilizing effect on world peace and prosperity, whether it’s Russia and its military actions in Syria and elsewhere (not to mention its fighter jets buzzing U.S. Assuming these anticipated rate hikes occur, what impact will they have on inventory levels?

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Is Your Supply Chain Prepared for War?

Enterra Insights

However, in a recent article, Matthew Kroenig ( @MatthewKroenig ), deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, writes, “According to international relations (IR) textbooks, the United States, Russia, and China are on a collision course.”[2]