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Conflict Worsens Global Food Insecurity

Enterra Insights

As I noted in another article, one shining counter-example is the people of Poland.[5] The first thing that must be acknowledged is that when a nefarious leader, like Russia’s Vladimir Putin or Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, are hellbent on committing atrocities, little can be done to stop them. Xenophobia is alive and well.

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Doing Business in Turkey

QAD

Its borders consist of Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Syria, and the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas. For example, QAD Internationalization enables manufacturers to manage the taxes, regulations, and reporting in Turkey, and QAD offers solutions to help manage a connected global supply chain. Its latest constitution was adopted in 1982.

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

More than 12 million people are in need of humanitarian aid as a result of the civil war raging in Syria. For example, in 2013, the organization provided Syrian refugees with in-kind transportation of 394 metric tons of food and supplies. As of this writing, the website has placed 222 refugees in private residences.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

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. It’s the technology behind startups like Freightview and project44 , for example.

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Polycrisis, Antifragility, and What’s Missing from Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Digital transformation in a time of polycrisis Supply chains are no strangers to disruptions, like the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria, but polycrisis is meant to describe interconnected impacts of crises with repercussions rising to a much more serious level. Digital transformation is no longer optional.

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

Resilinc

For example, in 2022, Hurricane Ian damaged more than $416 million in citrus crops in Florida —half of all citrus consumers by Americans. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season ranked fourth for most-named storms in a year.

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Export Compliance 101

Arena Solutions

For example, from France to Germany. 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? The perfect example of that is a laptop. And then there’s something called a re-export.