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What Fortius Intel is, what it covers, and how the analysis is produced and read. For definitions of the terms used below, see the glossary.
Last reviewed: August 21, 2026
What Fortius Intel is
What is Fortius Intel?
Fortius Intel is a geopolitical and economic risk intelligence service for enterprise risk leaders. It publishes sector-native monthly outlooks and analyst field notes, and generates on-demand briefs, daily scans, and scenario analyses. Each output scores discrete, named risks and states the implications for the reader's sector rather than summarising headlines.
What is geopolitical risk intelligence?
Geopolitical risk intelligence is the assessment of how state action, conflict, sanctions, and shifts in the balance of power affect a specific business. Done well, it names the risk, scores its severity and likelihood, and traces the consequence chain to the operational and financial decisions the risk forces. It is distinct from general news monitoring, which reports events without assessing exposure.
How is this different from country risk ratings or a news feed?
A country risk rating tells you a country is risky. A news feed tells you an event happened. Neither tells a risk officer which decision to change or when. Fortius Intel scores discrete risks at the sector level and links each to a consequence chain across 30, 90, and 180 day horizons, so the output supports a decision rather than restating the situation.
Who it is for and what it covers
Who is Fortius Intel for?
It is built for the people who own enterprise risk decisions: chief risk officers, and heads of risk, operations, legal, and procurement. The output is written to be read by a decision-maker and to be defensible in front of a board or executive committee.
Which sectors do you cover?
Four active sectors: Energy, Financial Services, Technology, and Manufacturing. Defence and Aerospace is covered within Manufacturing, and its earlier standalone reports remain available. Sector coverage matters because the same event carries different weight for each, and a general brief cannot make that distinction.
Do you cover sanctions and export controls?
Yes. Sanctions programmes, OFAC designations, the BIS Entity List, and export-control changes are core inputs, particularly for the Financial Services, Technology, and Manufacturing sectors. Definitions of these terms are set out in the glossary.
How the analysis works
Where does the underlying data come from?
Inputs include top global and sectoral news platforms, verified policy and market feeds, and official sanctions and export-control lists. These are filtered and scored, then assessed by a named analyst. The data is an input to the assessment, not the assessment itself.
How are risks scored?
Each risk is assessed on severity and likelihood and placed in a sector risk register rather than reduced to a single aggregate score. The methodology page sets out how risks are sourced, scored, and reviewed. Probability language follows a calibrated scale, so "likely" and "assessed" carry consistent meaning across reports.
Who writes the analysis?
Every report is attributed to a named analyst with a stated role and dated at publication. Attribution is deliberate: it makes the assessment accountable and lets a reader weigh the source. Author details appear on each report and field note.
How often is intelligence updated?
Sector outlooks are published monthly. Daily scans track fast-moving developments between outlooks. Field notes are published as analysis warrants rather than on a fixed schedule.
Outputs and access
What is the difference between a brief, a scan, and a scenario?
A brief is a full structured assessment of a sector or question, scored and board-ready. A daily scan is a shorter update on current developments and their implications. A scenario analysis works through a small set of distinct, plausible futures and the watch indicators that would show which one is unfolding. Sample versions of each are available to read.
How quickly do I get output?
An on-demand brief is generated in about 60 seconds. The speed comes from a structured pipeline over pre-scored inputs, and the output follows the same format and scoring discipline as the scheduled reports.
Can I see an example before subscribing?
Yes. There is a published sample brief, sample scan, and sample scenario, and the monthly sector outlooks and field notes are free to read. You can also run a free scan to see the output on a live question.
How much does it cost?
Current plans and pricing are on the pricing page. The free scan and the published samples let you assess the output before committing.
Security, privacy, and use
How is my data handled?
Handling of your data, retention, and access controls are described on the security and privacy page. Questions on a specific requirement can be sent to the operations contact listed in the site footer.
Can I cite Fortius Intel analysis?
Published outlooks and field notes are free to read and to cite with attribution to Fortius Intel. Each report names its author and publication date for citation. A machine-readable index of key content is published at /llms.txt and an RSS feed at /feed.xml.