Azimuth Weekly

Executive Judgment

Export controls and economic statecraft dominated the week, with Indonesia, Taiwan, and China each escalating restrictions on critical commodities and technologies. Enforcement is shifting from reactive to preemptive, and legal frameworks are now the primary arena for economic competition. Military, economic, and legal risks are converging, with supply chain vulnerabilities and financial crime enforcement gaps compounding systemic fragility. The forward risk environment is defined by commodity price volatility, legal escalation, and the increasing use of economic levers as instruments of statecraft.