Expert-led.
Technology-driven.
From complex international matters to daily corporate intelligence, Straife provides risk management and compliance solutions that meet our clients' demanding requirements.
HOW WE WORK
Creating value and transforming businesses
Our team includes former intelligence professionals, diplomats, law enforcement leaders, and corporate M&A specialists — bringing real operational experience to every engagement. We don’t just analyze risk. We’ve lived it.
Every solution is custom-built by our subject matter experts, integrating advanced analytics and AI to deliver insights that are actionable, not theoretical.
AI & Transformation
AI-Powered Advisory &
Transformation Across Every Practice
Straife brings intelligence-grade rigor to AI strategy, implementation, and operational transformation — across risk management, compliance, national security, and corporate advisory. From readiness assessments to hands-on deployment that restructures how organizations operate and create value.
Solutions
Helping organizations thrive in rapidly changing environments
Private sector solutions
Our services enable businesses to create opportunities by combining deep industry knowledge with world-renowned technical expertise. Straife helps clients develop innovative business models and winning strategies to outperform their competitors.
- Corporate Strategy
- Risk Management
- Compliance
- Cybersecurity
- ESG
- Technical Advisory
- Training & Capacity-Building
Public sector solutions
We advise leaders across all levels of government on developing innovative solutions to complex problems. Leveraging our understanding of rapidly shifting socio-economic conditions, we offer the expertise and services organizations need to tackle today’s challenges.
- Counterterrorism & Organized Crime
- Financial Crimes & Anticorruption
- National Security & Defense
- Economic Growth & Investment
- Cybersecurity
- Training & Program Development
Operating across 5 continents, Straife advises governments, multinational corporations, and institutional investors on their most consequential decisions.
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Latest Insights
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Sham Transactions and the New OFAC Playbook: What Companies Need to Know
OFAC's March 2026 advisory targets sham transactions designed to disguise sanctioned persons' continuing interest in assets.

Diverging Sanctions Regimes: Navigating the U.S.–EU–UK Compliance Gap on Russia
U.S., EU, and UK sanctions on Russia are increasingly diverging in scope, enforcement, and exemptions.

The Shadow Fleet Problem: How Maritime Sanctions Evasion Creates Compliance Risk on Land
An aging fleet of tankers is moving sanctioned oil using spoofed tracking data, flag-switching, and layered shell companies.

