Stresstesting strategy under pressure
Hanseatic Strategy provides geoeconomic wargaming and simulation exercises for firms, governments, multilaterals, and donors. Unlike static analysis, wargaming is adversarial and interactive: it does not simply ask how the world might change, but how strategies perform when competitors, regulators, or rivals push back
We adapt proven wargaming methodologies to the geoeconomic domain—sanctions, trade, supply chains, financial stability, and regulatory power—where states and firms compete with rules, markets, and capital rather than missiles.
Decision Rehearsals, Not Thought Experiments
Our approach draws on proven methodologies used by governments, financial institutions, and leading corporates. We apply structured techniques such as scenario planning, driver and indicator mapping, and robust moves analysis to ensure foresight is both disciplined and actionable.
Key elements include:
Scenario Construction
Geopolitical and economic narratives grounded in real-world risks.
Quantitative Inputs
Assessing how investments, supply chains, or policies hold up under different futures.
Facilitated Rounds
structured decision cycles that force trade-offs and reveal consequences.
The Result:
- A map of vulnerabilities and decision-points
- Tested strategies under real pressure
- Clear options for resilience and adaptation
How Leaders Benefit from Wargaming
Wargaming allows leaders to prepare strategies against the pressure of real-world dynamics:
Test Resilience
See how strategies hold under sanctions, tariffs, or regulatory shocks.
Anticipate Adversaries
Understand how rivals and regulators act when incentives shift.
Expose Blind Spots
Identify weaknesses before events reveal them.
Sharpen Choices
Leave with a clearer sense of risks, options, and trade-offs.
Applications in Geopolitical Business Contexts
- A European manufacturer rehearsing supply chain disruptions under rare-earth restrictions.
- An investment fund testing portfolio resilience under sanctions on a key emerging market.
- A government simulating the fallout of a regional currency collapse.
- A technology company preparing for rival data regimes fragmenting its global operations.
As part of our integrated suite, wargaming connects seamlessly with geopolitical intelligence, strategic foresight, and operational support—creating a full spectrum approach to strategy under uncertainty.
Why Hanseatic Strategy
We bring rigour, expertise, and realism to wargaming:
Structured
Disciplined simulations that go beyond abstract scenarios.
Grounded
Informed by HUMINT, OSINT, and expert adversary role-play.
Collective
Exercises enriched by 300+ global experts and structured facilitation.
Most providers deliver tabletop games or academic workshops. We deliver wargames that tie directly to strategy, investment, and risk management.
That makes our simulations practical, adversarial, and actionable.
Next Steps
Geoeconomic shocks cannot be prevented, but their impact can be rehearsed. Hanseatic Strategy ensures your strategy is tested before reality tests it for you.