How to Prepare for 2026 - The Fra...
How to Prepare for 2026 - The Fraud Diamond Framework (SM) Applied
Red Flags Rising by Michael Huneke & Brent Carlson
E36
Jan 28, 2026
23:47
Episode notes

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 discuss the importance of designing and implementing “compliance backstops” as geopolitical guardrails (01:47), how Stoic philosophy and the good work of Mo Bunnell (CEO and Founder of Bunnell Idea Group, author of Give to Grow) help build resiliency (03:40), review The Fraud Diamond Framework(SM) (05:57), describe how the framework can help trade compliance personnel to make and defend triage decisions (10:59), the implications of many trade compliance programs reaching a point in their evolution where they need to be able to demonstrate true integrity and effectiveness (13:45), the new 25% tari ... 

Keywords
Export Controls
Sanctions
Compliance Officers
Trade Compliance
High Probability Standard
Bureau of Industry & Security
Economic Security
National Security
Artificial Intelligence
A.I.
China
Semiconductors
America First Trade Policy
Tariffs
End-Use and End-User Export Controls
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
FCPA