Gordon Donkin

In this volatile and increasingly uncertain world, there has never been a better time to stress-test the intelligence capabilities of any organisation, irrespective of market sector and size. Most companies discovered their supply chain vulnerabilities the hard way — through disruption. The same pattern is now playing out with geopolitical risk. The window to get ahead of it is closing fast.

We are living through tumultuous times in geopolitics. Old wars are grinding on, whilst new conflicts erupt daily. Across the UK, Europe, and beyond, these conflicts impact local stability, disrupt markets, and combine to create global turmoil that deeply affects people’s lives.

Thoughts on the assessment of risk and the ongoing need to embrace the power of commercial due diligence in a consistently volatile, fast-changing and increasingly dangerous new world order.