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The Carrier Question, Asked Honestly
Carriers are simultaneously the most useful and most targetable assets afloat. Both facts are true; policy must hold them together.
Jul 06, 2026 · J. CallasOriginally on Geostrategy
Central Bank Digital Currencies as Foreign Policy
CBDC pilots look technical, but cross-border settlement blocs are being drawn in their image.
Jul 05, 2026 · L. MeyerOriginally on Geofinance
The Age of Alliance Hedging
Middle powers are no longer choosing sides; they are choosing overlapping memberships and calling it strategy.
Jul 04, 2026 · D. OkaforOriginally on Geopolitics
Nuclear Renaissance, Meet Construction Reality
Order books are full, timelines are not. The gap between announced gigawatts and poured concrete is the story.
Jul 03, 2026 · P. NordvikOriginally on Global Energy
Archipelagic Depth: Why Geography Still Wins in the Indo-Pacific
The first island chain is usually drawn from Beijing's perspective. Draw it from Canberra's and a different set of priorities appears.
Jun 28, 2026 · A. HarrierAI Models Are Infrastructure Now — Secure Them Like It
Model weights, training pipelines and inference endpoints have quietly become critical dependencies for entire sectors.
Jun 26, 2026 · R. ChenOriginally on Cyberstrategy
Orbital Debris and the Coming Liability Fight
Attribution in orbit is improving faster than the law that would make attribution matter.
Jun 25, 2026 · S. VegaOriginally on Astrostrategy
Deterrence by Detection: Making Surveillance Do Coercion's Work
Persistent, publicised observation raises the cost of aggression before a single shot is fired.
Jun 24, 2026 · J. CallasOriginally on Geostrategy
Migration Pressure Points and the Outsourcing of Borders
Wealthy states increasingly manage migration by moving their borders into other countries' territory — with predictable leverage effects.
Jun 23, 2026 · D. OkaforOriginally on Geopolitics
The Dollar's Network Effects Are Not a Birthright
Reserve status erodes the way firms fail: gradually through workarounds, then suddenly through a crisis of confidence.
Jun 22, 2026 · L. MeyerOriginally on Geofinance
The Grid Is the Battlefield Nobody Budgets For
Interconnectors, transformers and control systems have become strategic assets — priced, targeted and defended like them.
Jun 20, 2026 · P. NordvikOriginally on Global Energy