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ANALYSIS
Structured assessments of global events, policies, or behaviors. Presents insight-driven arguments to contextualize why something matters and where it might lead.
POLITICS
Tracks leadership transitions, electoral outcomes, legislative power struggles, and internal governance crises with strategic consequence. Covers populist movements, regime legitimacy, civil-military tensions, and institutional instability. Focuses on how domestic political dynamics shape foreign policy, economic risk, and state behavior on the global stage.
EUROPE
Focuses on the evolving security architecture of Europe and the strategic behavior of the Russian Federation. Analyzes NATO posture, conventional deterrence, and regional defense integration alongside Russian military activity, intelligence operations, and influence campaigns. Covers developments from Brussels to Moscow, with emphasis on flashpoints in Eastern Europe, the Arctic, and the Black Sea corridor.
NORTH AMERICA
Covers strategic developments across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with emphasis on defense policy, homeland security, and cross-border coordination. Tracks NORAD and NORTHCOM activity, U.S.–Mexico border dynamics, cartel violence, and domestic instability. Includes analysis of trade, macroeconomic trends, and national security priorities under Trump’s second term, including shifts in foreign policy, executive authority, and defense posture.
CONFLICT
Covers active combat zones, territorial disputes, proxy engagements, and insurgencies. Tracks front-line developments, airstrikes, ceasefire collapses, and irregular warfare. Includes analysis of escalation dynamics, humanitarian impacts, and foreign military involvement in unstable regions.
SITUATION REPORT
Fast-turn summaries of unfolding geopolitical, military, or security events. Built for speed and clarity, each SitRep delivers confirmed details, strategic context, and early indicators—designed for decision-makers tracking global developments.
DEFENSE
Covers global military posture, modernization programs, weapons procurement, and force readiness. Tracks joint exercises, strategy shifts, and military-industrial output across conventional and emerging domains. Includes long-term capability development, defense spending, and global force projection by peer and near-peer states.
MIDDLE EAST
Covers military activity, regime stability, and strategic competition across the Middle East. Tracks Iranian influence operations, Israeli security doctrine, Gulf realignment, and proxy warfare in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. Includes energy chokepoints, arms transfers, non-state actors, and shifting alliances driven by external powers and regional rivalries.
INDO-PACIFIC
Covers military, political, and economic developments across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the broader Indo-Pacific. Includes China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and ASEAN states. Tracks maritime security, territorial disputes, strategic alliances, and regional power shifts. Focuses on deterrence operations, great power competition, and efforts to maintain stability in a contested security environment.
AFRICA
Covers political instability, insurgencies, and foreign involvement across the African continent. Tracks coups, Russian and Chinese influence, paramilitary operations, and transnational militant networks. Focus areas include the Sahel, Horn of Africa, Central Africa, and maritime security around the Red Sea and Gulf of Guinea.
LATIN AMERICA
Covers geopolitical, security, and governance developments across Central and South America. Focuses on state fragility, cartel networks, military crackdowns, and foreign influence from China, Russia, and Iran. Tracks regime stability, border conflicts, and shifts in hemispheric alignment, with attention to Venezuela, the Northern Triangle, and U.S. engagement in the region.
INTEL MEMOS
Condensed reporting from official sources such as DNI releases, government memos, investment disclosures, and think tank reports. Focuses on surfacing high-signal developments across national security and policy.
EXPLAINER
Foundational breakdowns of doctrines, systems, alliances, or actors. Designed to inform readers on the context and mechanics behind current events or recurring geopolitical themes.
DIPLOMACY
Tracks formal negotiations, alliance-building, multilateral talks, and backchannel engagement between state actors. Includes summits, treaty discussions, and high-level bilateral meetings. Analyzes how states use diplomatic tools to shape security architecture, manage crises, and recalibrate global influence.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Covers macroeconomic shifts, market volatility, fiscal policy, and corporate behavior with geopolitical consequence. Tracks sovereign debt, capital flows, trade architecture, and state–market interplay in strategic sectors. Includes coverage of sanctions impact, energy pricing, regulatory risk, and the intersection of private capital and national security.
DOSSIER
Archives of official documents, declassified files, legal indictments, intelligence assessments, and other primary sources from governments and non-government institutions. They serve as raw material for analysis, offering readers access to high-trust, foundational content. Unlike authored work, dossiers are sourced externally and uploaded for reference, research, or reporting. Tags and summaries help contextualize each document.