All articles by Stu Robarts

Stu is editor for Thematic Intelligence at GlobalData, overseeing news and features that cover the major themes affecting industries.

Two-thirds of businesses globally expect negative impacts from tariffs

A significant majority of businesses from around the world expect to be negatively impacted by tariffs being enacted by US…
Geopolitical conflict tops business concerns for first time in years

Geopolitical conflict is the theme that businesses believe will most impact them over the next 12 months, a new survey…
Trump tariffs: World trade ‘fragmenting into blocks’

Catalysed by the sweeping tariffs agenda being implemented by President Donald Trump's administration in the US, the era of “easy…
Trump tariffs fuelling rise of ‘Beijing-centred global economic security zone’

Spurred towards greater self-reliance by the stringent tariffs agenda of the Trump administration in the US, China will lead the…
Businesses ‘must be iterative’ in dealing with AI regulation

Businesses trying to navigate the uncertain artificial intelligence (AI) regulation landscape should not attempt to predict what will happen and…

Three climate regulation strands to have biggest corporate sustainability impact

The most significant impacts on corporate sustainability strategies globally over the next five years will come from just three strands…
Trump’s trade, tech wars to hit ‘businesses in all sectors all over the world’

The trade and tech wars that Donald Trump is expected to unleash as central pillars of his second US presidency…
Critical mineral recycling could avoid energy transition shortages

Supply-side demand challenges of mining critical minerals may impact the global pursuit of net zero, a new report suggests, but…
Cyberattacks a growing threat for oil and gas – driven by geopolitics, extortion

Concerns about cybersecurity within the oil and gas sector are higher than ever, driven by geopolitical upheaval around the globe…
The state of cybersecurity: AI and geopolitics mean a bigger threat than ever

Cybersecurity threats to businesses are not only more numerous than ever but are now becoming more sophisticated through the use…