The Strategic Dependency Map

Not your headquarters location. Not your brand identity. Not your stated strategy or investor presentation. Your actual dependencies — the suppliers you can’t operate without, the customers who generate your revenue, the technology that powers your operations, the partners who enable your business model.

Map those dependencies against two dimensions: How strategic is your sector in the eyes of governments? And which geopolitical bloc contains those dependencies?

The answers place you somewhere on the Strategic Dependency Map. That location determines your exposure level, your timeline for action, and your playbook for navigating a fracturing world.

This isn’t theoretical. Companies that misread their position face existential consequences. Those who understand it gain strategic clarity that their competitors lack.