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Separately Managed Account
A professionally managed investment portfolio tailored to the needs of a single investor, where the investor directly owns the underlying...
The Source
Jul 41 min read


Contractors in the Shadows: Out of Sight, Still in Play?
Abstract This article will examine the role of contractors, offering a historical perspective on the figure of the mercenary and its...
Alberto Vaccari
Jul 310 min read


Liberalization
The process of reducing or eliminating government regulations or restrictions on private business and trade. In the context of...
The Source
Jul 21 min read


Argentina's Economic Reboot: Milei's Liberalization
Two years into Javier Milei’s presidency, Argentina stands at a critical juncture in its modern economic history. Elected amid one of the...
Mikel Viteri
Jun 295 min read


Deterrence
More than just military posturing, deterrence is a strategy designed to prevent conflict by convincing potential adversaries that the...
The Source
Jun 271 min read


Europe in the Geoeconomic Era: Building Resilience in Energy and Defence
The importance of guaranteeing the resilience of supply chains has not escaped anyone’s notice in Europe. On the contrary, after the...
Lenin Navas
Jun 267 min read


Energy Resilience
"[...] is a strategy designed to ensure a stable and reliable energy supply, as well as devising an emergency plan to cope with a...
The Source
Jun 241 min read


From Fragility to Resilience: The Future of ECOWAS and the Imperative for Regional Transformation
A Vision Rooted in Collective Survival When the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was created in 1975 through the Treaty...
Mountaga El Karim Diagne
Jun 235 min read


Information Advantage
"Information advantage is defined as: the credible advantage gained through the continuous, adaptive, decisive and resilient employment...
The Source
Jun 201 min read


Debt, Geopolitics, and Investment: How Africa's Financial Crisis Shapes Western Capital Strategy
Background As we enter the latter half of the decade, Africa is again at the heart of global competition - not just for resources or for...
Lawrence Kaiser
Jun 195 min read


Sovereign Default
" It is surprisingly hard to define sovereign default. Default at its simplest is a broken promise, or a breach of contract. For...
The Source
Jun 181 min read


Open-Source Intelligence and the New Transparency of Global Conflict
The emergence of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) in the digital era is breaking through the conventional fog of war. This strategy,...
Maria Kinder Lucas
Jun 154 min read


Israel’s Strike on Iranian Nuclear Facilities: Another Regional War?
Disclaimer: The currently available information regarding the ongoing escalations between Israel and Iran remains incomplete, with no...
Sia Jyoti
Jun 133 min read


Navigating Influence in the Indo-Pacific: Development Finance, Strategic Competition, and the CPTPP
The Indo-Pacific has emerged as the defining arena of 21st-century geopolitics—a place where economic ambition meets strategic...
Sofia Muscato
Jun 125 min read


Strategic Competition and Conflict in the Indo-Pacific
The growing strategic competition between the People’s Republic of China and the United States has become a central concern for...
William-Henry Au
Jun 104 min read


What Taiwan’s Semiconductor Dominance Means for Europe: Exploring How TSMC’s Global Footprint Intersects With EU Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Goals
As the global semiconductor landscape undergoes significant shifts, Taiwan's preeminence in chip manufacturing, particularly through...
Paula Thornton
Jun 44 min read


Data Localisation
"There is no single or definition of data localisation. At first, the term was understood to refer to any measure that could affect the...
The Source
Jun 31 min read


The Geopolitical Rationale of State Ownership in Football
State ownership of football clubs - why does it matter? Over the past century and a half, association football has become a major form of...
Pablo Mustienes
May 317 min read


AI-Driven Targeting and the Erosion of Distinction and Proportionality: A Case Study of the Israel-Hamas Conflict
This report is an academic policy analysis aimed at examining how emerging AI-driven targeting systems interact with international...
Sia Jyoti
May 294 min read


On Foxes, Hedgehogs, and A.I.
Archilochus, the 7th century B.C.E. Greek poet, is attributed with the observation, " [t]he fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows...
Lawrence Kaiser
May 244 min read
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