The Vulnerability Window
Why April 2027 presents Beijing with its best opportunity to take Taiwan—and why Chinese military sufficiency, political delay, and information warfare could converge before U.S. and allied readiness.
Political risk counsel for complex markets
Political risk.
Public pressure.
Business strategy.
813 Strategies advises companies, investors, executives, and public-facing organizations operating at the intersection of business, government, media, and public pressure.
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Principal
Matt McDaniel
Strategist, attorney, and senior adviser.
Matt McDaniel advises clients on complex political, legal, regulatory, and reputational challenges. 813 Strategies is deliberately structured for direct, senior-level counsel.
Matt's experience and background
The Capacity Dividend
How small local governments can use artificial intelligence without surrendering public authority, expanding administrative capacity while preserving accountable human judgment.
From Strategy to Tonnage
How the United States can convert maritime policy, allied capital, and protected demand into industrial capacity through repeatable ship production and measurable learning.
The brief
When policy, politics, and public perception can affect the outcome.
813 Strategies helps clients identify risk early, understand the political terrain, engage credible stakeholders, and move with discipline when the environment is changing quickly.
A boutique advisory practice built around senior judgment, direct counsel, and practical execution.
Expertise
Senior counsel for the moments that do not fit a playbook.
Political Risk & Strategic Intelligence
Political, regulatory, and reputational risk assessment for projects, transactions, executives, and organizations operating under scrutiny or uncertainty.
Public Affairs & Stakeholder Strategy
Strategy for engaging policymakers, validators, community leaders, industry partners, and the audiences that influence public-facing initiatives.
Crisis, Opposition & Reputation
Crisis communications, opposition response, message discipline, and coalition planning when public pressure can change the outcome.
Executive & Project Advisory
Senior counsel for leadership teams entering sensitive markets, advancing public-facing projects, or making decisions in politically complex environments.
Direct counsel starts with a direct conversation.