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Israel / Hezbollah Heats Up, Maduro Declares Victory and Bangladesh Protest Effects[ Decis Monday Briefing & Weekly Country Stability Matrix - July 29, 2024 Andrew Sheves Good morning. A Hezbollah attack in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Saturday significantly ratcheted up tension on Israel’s northern border. Israel has yet to respond (as of Mondat am ET), but careful calibration is needed to avoid this boiling over into all-out conflict, which would be disastrous for Israel. ...

Eyes On Bangladesh, America and Venezuela[ Decis Monday Briefing & Weekly Country Stability Matrix - July 22 2024 Andrew Sheves Good morning. Here’s a quick round-up of some significant stories to help you prepare for the week(s) ahead. But first, the stability matrix. Apologies but you’ll need to turn your phone and zoom in if you’re reading this on a mobile - I’ll work on enlarging the matrix over time. ...

Better Decisions, Faster[ Welcome to Decis Intelligence I’ve never met a capable decision-maker who didn’t want the best available intelligence. Nor have I met a slow team that excelled. However, too much data — an excess of noise — drowns out the vital signal decision-makers need, so more isn’t better. And in a faster-paced, more connected world, there isn’t the time to wait for tomorrow’s morning brief or for an analyst to be available to hop on a call. ...

Three Hot Takes: Yemen, Venezuela–Guyana and Israel – Gaza[ Three Hot Takes: Yemen, Venezuela–Guyana and Israel – Gaza Three Hot Takes: Yemen, Venezuela–Guyana and Israel – Gaza DCDR Analysis for March 5 2024 Andrew Sheves Good morning. **Welcome to the SITREP for March 5th, 2024. ** As promised, I’m going to try to add some more analysis in addition to the country stability reports. So here are three hot takes on Yemen, Venezuela —Guyana, and Israel — Gaza. ...

Three Flashpoints to Watch 🔥[ Three Flashpoints to Watch 🔥 Three Flashpoints to Watch 🔥 Sometimes, things get worse… before they get worse. Andrew Sheves Good morning. Welcome to a very late DCDR Research report for February 22, 2024 Why so late? The DCDR analysis engine is working very well (honestly, it’s way better out of the box than I had anticipated). So, I’ll normally let the model do most of the work and I don’t need to add any commentary. ...

Deep Dive: Shipping & Supply Chain Disruptions[ A deep dive into how to track and prepare for supply chain interruptions Andrew Sheves Welcome to this week’s PRO Research report. These are long-form analyses of something that’s important to decision-makers, giving them the background and context on the issue along with some insight into how things might develop. This week’s report focuses on maritime supply chains, what can interrupt these, and how you can make your supply chain more resilient. ...

Essential Rare Earth Minerals and Base Metals: Supply and Stability[ DCDR Deep Dive Report Andrew Sheves Welcome to the first of the DCDR PRO Research reports: long-form analysis of something that’s important to decision-makers, giving them the background and context on the issue along with some insight into how things might develop. These reports will be part of the upcoming PRO subscription that starts soon. Where possible, these reports also include applicable mitigation measures where there are across-the-board steps that every organization can implement. That way, you’ll understand the issue, can start determining what it means for your organization, and start taking action as quickly as possible. ...

Welcome to the Friday, April 14, 2023 I’m on the road today, so it’s a Dragnet edition: just the key metrics today. If this is your first time receiving this email, greetings! These SITREPS (situation reports) contain updates on critical events and essential metrics for you to use in your decision-making. There’s a guide here and a detailed white paper about the small data approach to risk assessment here. On to the numbers. ...

Welcome to the SITREP for Friday, April 7, 2023. It’s Passover, Easter, and Ramadan this week so a good number of you will be celebrating this weekend. (And if none of those is your thing, today is also National Beer Day. ) Chag Pesach Sameach, Happy Easter, رمَضَان كريم , and cheers (delete as necessary) But before you slack off for the weekend, let’s catch you up on some important goings on. ...

Welcome to the SITREP for March 31, 2023 We’re on a mini-vacation in Europe this week, so it’s a Dragnet edition today: just the facts! By the way, if you haven’t signed up for the CrisisDojo waitlist, you’re already missing out. The waitlist folks already got a sneak peek at the crisis standard builder and got a chance to build a 20-page, formal crisis management standard, just by answering a few simple questions. ...