<p><strong>The first week of 2026 has already started with a bang.</strong> From the seizure of oil assets in Venezuela to the shifting role of the US dollar, the &quot;win-win&quot; era of global trade is rapidly transitioning into a fractured, zero-sum game. For small and medium-sized businesses, the old playbook of endless SKU expansion and domestic-only focus is no longer enough to guarantee survival.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Steve Weyer and Jeff Hamilton look into the geopolitical pillars driving uncertainty this year and provide a roadmap for how enterprise leaders can hardwire their supply chains for resilience. We explore the rise of &quot;State Capitalism,&quot; where governments pick winners and losers, and discuss why the most successful companies of the next decade will be those that look toward the high-growth markets of the Global South and Southeast Asia.</p>