Strategic Capital & Investment
Iran’s Asymmetric Strategy: Time, Pressure, and the Limits of Attrition
Early indicators point to partial operational gains, yet they do not settle the outcome. Iran’s approach relies less on intensity than on continuity,...
March 18, 2026
From Ore to Influence: Building Allied Rare Earth Processing Hubs to Break China’s Midstream Grip
China controls nearly all heavy rare earth processing and most of the refining that turns raw ore into magnets for jets, submarines, and...
December 7, 2025
Global Economic and Market Conditions Entering 2026
The global economy enters 2026 steady on the surface but strained beneath. Growth is positive yet uneven across regions, inflation is easing but...
December 6, 2025
Liquidity Wars and the New Politics of Supply Chains
Digital platforms that finance invoices and pay suppliers early are quietly becoming one of the strongest levers in the global economy. As great...
by Amin Nouri
November 25, 2025
The Fifth Industrial Front and the Contest for Power and Work
The next industrial revolution is not just about smarter factories but about geopolitics and social order. This essay argues that the shift from...
November 25, 2025
Europe’s circular economy agenda as international strategy
Circular economy has moved from technical jargon to a lever of power. The EU now uses rules on design, repair, waste and materials...
November 25, 2025
Trump 2.0 and India in a Contest of Trade and Power
Trump’s second term has pushed US–India ties into a bruising tariff fight over Russian oil even as both capitals still see each other...
November 23, 2025
Trump, Pakistan and the Return of Transactional Bargains
Trump’s second term has pulled Pakistan back into Washington’s game as a supplier of troops, access and political cover in Gaza and Afghanistan...
November 23, 2025
Trump 2.0 and the Repricing of the US–Saudi Relationship
Trump’s second term has rebuilt the US–Saudi partnership into the main axis of Washington’s Gulf strategy, anchored in a new Strategic Defense Agreement,...
November 23, 2025
Europe’s Corporate Reporting at the Heart of Its Power
Europe’s debate on corporate reporting is no longer just about compliance. The quality of internal controls and audit committees now shapes investor trust,...
November 23, 2025
