Insights

Welcome to the Summer 2025 issue of Artemis Research Updates. In this issue we explore the inextricable link between geopolitical dynamics and global trade, driven home by global events the last few months. Reading these signs and anticipating change before it happens is key to maintaining an edge in business overseas—or catching compliance issues while they are risks instead of violations.

Since this spring, we have watched trade regulations serve as a tool to stem global conflict—sanctions were used as both carrots and sticks in an attempt to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the European Union continues to debate their use to force an end to the conflict in Gaza. They have also followed geopolitical shifts, as Syria sanctions were lifted with the fall of the Asad regime, and imposed with a tougher US stance on counternarcotics. We at Artemis Research note that the imposition of new restrictions and the lifting of old ones requires particular attention to ensure the legality of a transaction at any given moment. We also note that these conflicts and regulations also change the way illicit actors evade restrictions, opening new front companies and exploring other shipping routes, which may challenge even the best efforts at compliance.

Artemis Research can help you navigate these challenges. In this newsletter, we discuss the risks posed by these changes and provide several red flags to identify high-risk transactions. For more information, our website explores these regulations in depth, explains export processes, and discusses how to identify and mitigate export risk. Finally, we offer boutique research services to arm companies with the information and insight they need to safely—and profitably—do business overseas.

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