READ Audit

How well are you reading Indo-Pacific risk?

Five minutes. Eight questions, scored against the READ framework — Reality, Evidence, Assumptions, Decision. You'll see where your current read is tight and where it's exposed, plus a recommended next step. Answers stay with Iron Command and inform our reply.

1 of 8 · Reality

How often does your Indo-Pacific risk read draw on primary or original-language sources, rather than Western press summaries?

Routinely — primary sources are the defaultOften — when something specific calls for itSometimes — depends who's doing the readRarely — we work from English-language reportingNever — we rely on news and commentary

2 of 8 · Reality

When a major Indo-Pacific event hits, how quickly can your team produce an answer to 'what does this mean for our position'?

3 of 8 · Evidence

Does your current risk read explicitly distinguish between confirmed reporting, single-source claims, and analytical inference?

Always — with explicit confidence ratingsUsually — but not in a structured waySometimes — depends on the analystNo — claims are presented flat

4 of 8 · Evidence

When you receive a capability or threat claim about a foreign actor, do you have a process for stress-testing it?

Formal process — alternative analysis, red team, or bothInformal but consistent — we challenge sourcesCase-by-caseWe trust the source by defaultNot applicable — we don't receive these claims

5 of 8 · Assumptions

How often is your Indo-Pacific read challenged by a contrarian or red-team perspective?

Built into the process — every major read gets challengedOccasionally — for the highest-stakes callsRarelyNever

6 of 8 · Assumptions

When did your team last revise a core Indo-Pacific assumption based on new evidence?

7 of 8 · Decision

How often does a geopolitical risk read directly inform a decision your team makes — investment, market entry, supply chain, posture?

Routinely — risk reads are decision inputsSometimes — for the big callsRarely — risk reads are backgroundNever — we don't tie them to decisions

8 of 8 · Decision

When you make a decision shaped by a geopolitical read, can you trace back to the specific evidence and assumptions that drove it?

Always — decision rationales are documentedUsuallyRarely traced explicitlyDecisions are made on the gut

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If your current Indo-Pacific read turned out to be materially wrong tomorrow, what would it cost you?

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