Publications
385 published articles
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Trade & IndustryMasdar: Emirati Capital Connects Energy and Artificial Intelligence in Europe
With the announced acquisition of more than 550 megawatts of solar capacity in Greece and a parallel partnership with Khazna Data Centers, Abu Dhabi is pursuing a strategy that extends well beyond renewable electricity generation. These agreements point toward a growing convergen
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Latin AmericaSuriname: Can Oil Transform the Destiny of a Small South American Nation?
Off the coast of Suriname, beneath the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean, an economic transformation is taking shape on a scale far greater than the size of this small South American state. Roughly 150 kilometres from the coastline, an offshore oil development worth more than $10
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GlobalFrom Europe to the Rest of the World: Protest Becomes a New Political Reality
Inflation, the housing crisis, generational downward mobility, fiscal austerity and institutional distrust are exposing the fractures of an economic and political order increasingly unable to absorb social tensions through its traditional mechanisms of representation. Behind wide
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AfricaSudan: The Cross-Border Economy of War
From fuel transported across borders to gold exported through regional trading networks, Sudan’s war depends on an economy extending far beyond its national territory. A deadly attack on a market near the border with South Sudan reveals a deeper reality: commercial networks, logi
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EuropeEurope: The First Contours of Nuclear Coordination
For the first time, British fighter aircraft have participated in a simulated French nuclear mission. Exercise Rummy, conducted on 20 and 21 October 2026, marks a significant step in the strategic rapprochement between Paris and London. Beyond this unprecedented military cooperat
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CorporateCouche-Tard: A New Offensive in Global Convenience Retail
An acquisition proposal reportedly worth up to $8 billion places the Canadian group at the centre of a new contest for control of the convenience retail industry. Behind the negotiations surrounding Cumberland Farms lie competing strategies of industrial consolidation, private eq
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CorporateBoeing: The Hidden Cost of Industrial Dependence
For nearly two months, production of one of the world's major long-haul freighter aircraft was brought to a standstill by a dispute with a component supplier. Not a design failure, a global shortage of raw materials, or a major technical breakdown, but a limited set of structural
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TechnologyAfter Oil, the GPU: The New Geography of Sovereignty
For more than a century, the power of nations has been measured by their ability to control energy resources, trade routes, and industrial infrastructure. Coal accompanied the rise of the first manufacturing powers. Oil reshaped the geopolitical balance of the twentieth century,
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MarketsMeta: The Cost of Artificial Ambition
On October 21, 2026, Meta Platforms reported financial results that captured one of the most significant contradictions in the contemporary technology economy. The American group continues to expand its revenues at a remarkable pace, supported by digital advertising and the growi
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TechnologyCybersecurity: The Vulnerabilities Shaking Global Digital Infrastructure
On October 23, 2026, in Japan, a system designed to warn the population about earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters was temporarily suspended. Telecommunications operator SoftBank was carrying out security operations across its IT infrastructure. Thousands of kilomet
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EconomicsSocial Protection: The Invisible Infrastructure of the Modern Economy
As artificial intelligence, automation and the energy transition reshape economies, a fundamental contradiction is emerging: technological capabilities have never advanced so rapidly, yet a substantial share of the world's population still lacks the means to participate in this transformation.
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Middle EastJordan: Stability Under Strain
The deadly attack in Karak has exposed the vulnerabilities of a kingdom that has long made stability its defining strength. Caught between regional conflicts, economic constraints, communal balances and geopolitical pressures, Jordan remains one of the Middle East's most exposed