
Welcome to Red Flags Rising, where we examine how geopolitics and national security are reshaping corporate enforcement and compliance.
In an era where “economic security” drives government intervention through increasingly strict and consequential export controls, economic sanctions, inbound and outbound investment restrictions, and tariffs, legacy mindsets and assessments of enforcement risk cre... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 42 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | NewsTechnology | |||

Mike and Brent re-boot a prior recording overtaken by events, specifically the Sunday, May 31, 2026, guidance issued by BIS to global data centers and the June 12, 2026, “is-informed” letter by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick that caused an AI mode... more
Mike and Brent welcome to the podcast Jeff Stitt, the President of Acacia Trail Consulting. Jeff walks through how he went from becoming an engineer to being an on-the-spot chief compliance offer appointee in 1992 (01:36), to doing compliance at a ba... more
Mike and Brent return to discuss lessons from Brent’s Aikido instructor and Marine Corps combat veteran Frank Doran and how those lessons can help trade compliance professional work through compliance jams. Mike and Brent discuss the enforcement wave... more
Mike and Brent welcome Estelle Atkinson, a reporter with Global Investigations Review (GIR), to speak about her recent three-part series, “Fallen Chips,” published on January 26, 27, and 28, 2026 (linked in the show notes). They discuss how Estelle l... more
Back in January 2024, Mike and Brent had the good fortune to meet Carole Basri at an event at NYU Law School. On this episode of Red Flags Rising, they welcome her as a guest to talk about her specialties: national security, geopolitics, and corporat... more
Mike and Brent return for the new year with a refresher on The Fraud Diamond Framework(SM) introduced in Episode 34 and an explanation of how it would apply in practice as trade compliance professionals try to expect the unexpected in 2026. They disc... more
Mike and Brent welcome author and compliance professional Severin Wirz to the pod to discuss his first book, Bribery Beyond Borders: The Story of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. They discuss with Severin his inspiration for writing the book (02:44... more
Mike & Brent explore the classic “Fraud Triangle” of pressure, opportunity, and rationalization and discuss Brent’s creation of a new “Fraud Diamond Framework” (SM) to help trade compliance (and other) professionals who are looking not to explain pas... more
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Listeners can expect in-depth discussions at the intersection of geopolitics, national security, and corporate compliance. Episodes frequently focus on export controls, economic sanctions, and the evolving enforcement landscape, with practical frameworks and risk-management playbooks for in-house teams, boards, and executives. Notable throughlines include how the “high probability” standard is shaping decision-making, the transition from headline risk to enforcement realities, and the offer of concrete tools—such as updated risk frameworks and governance playbooks—for navigating sanctions, licensing, and supply-chain integrity in tech-driven economies. The show often pairs legal and policy analysis with real-world case studies and practitio... more
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Recent guests on Red Flags Rising include:
1. Jeff Stitt
2. Estelle Atkinson
3. Carole Basri
4. Severin Wirz
5. Steven Burke
6. Erika Trujillo
7. Tom Blass
8. Dana White
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