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Conflict Worsens Global Food Insecurity

Enterra Insights

I was recently struck by arguments presented by Arif Husain ( @WFPChiefEcon ), Chief Economist at the U.N. 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.

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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. CHEP will complete the study by late 2015 and present its findings and recommendations to UNHCR shortly thereafter. In Lebanon alone, more than a million Syrians have taken refuge, increasing the country’s population by a third.

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Top 10 TikTokers to Take Off your Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

In this section, we present a list of the top 10 TikTokers who have successfully contributed to supply chain knowledge sharing and enhancement. Each TikToker’s profile includes their niche, follower count, and engagement rates.

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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. Of course, what happens in the U.S.

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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. And we’ll find out later in this presentation how bad that can be for you. Syria, Iran, North Korea, or Cuba? I can’t stop at a Syrian-owned gas station and fill up my car.

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2023 Sanctions Trends

Exiger Perspectives

2022 highlighted the importance of sanctions compliance for crypto firms, with OFAC announcing its first ever crypto enforcement action against Bitrexx for apparent violations of multiple sanctions programs against Iran, Sudan, Syria, Cuba, and the Crimea region of Ukraine.

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Profiles in Leadership: Volodymyr Zelensky

Enterra Insights

141 countries condemned the invasion; only North Korea, Syria, Eritrea, and Belarus — dictatorships all — voted with Moscow. It is where the balance quivers, and the proportions are veiled in mist, that the opportunity for world-saving decisions presents itself.”[3]. At the U.N., These often settle themselves. Courage Under Fire.

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