Publications
385 published articles
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Central America & CaribbeanThe Caribbean: The Geography of Dependence
In the ports of Kingston, Bridgetown, and Santo Domingo, goods arrive daily from distant continents. Food products, fuel, industrial equipment, vehicles, and consumer goods cross the Atlantic or the Gulf of Mexico before being distributed across economies whose geographical proxi
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CorporateTesla–SpaceX: The Merger That Could Reshape Technological Capitalism
The proposed combination of Tesla and SpaceX could create a corporate group valued at nearly $3.5 trillion.
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Central America & CaribbeanNicaragua: A Revolution Trapped by Its Own Legacy
In July 1979, fighters of the Sandinista National Liberation Front entered Managua. The overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle brought an end to several decades of rule by a dynasty that had gradually blurred the distinction between the interests of the state and those of a single
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CorporateBarclays: Artificial Intelligence Reshapes the Bank
On October 22, 2026, Barclays presented two developments now unfolding together: rising profits and a shrinking workforce. The British bank plans to eliminate around 5,000 jobs this year, equivalent to roughly 5% of its employees. According to chief financial officer Anna Cross,
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SocietyCivilizational Power: What Makes Societies Endure and Shape the World
In Seoul, a television series can inspire people thousands of miles away to learn Korean. In Fez, a medina preserves, through its streets, crafts and institutions of learning, a history that changes of regime have not erased. At an American university, students from several continents learn a way of producing knowledge as much as they earn a degree. In Mecca, the pilgrimage places individual journeys within a shared spiritual geography.
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AfricaMauritania: The Rise of a Power Between the Atlantic and the Sahara?
Long regarded as a transitional territory between the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa, Mauritania now occupies a distinctive position in the continent’s geopolitical and economic transformation. Its mineral resources, emerging natural gas industry, renewable energy potential, and
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CorporateUnited States: Hospital Consolidation Is Changing Its Model
With the planned integration of INTEGRIS Health into Risant Health, Kaiser Permanente is advancing the development of a national hospital network built around a distinctive principle: bringing nonprofit healthcare organizations together while preserving their local identities and progressively integrating their financial, technological, and organizational capabilities.
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Art & CultureLouis de Funès: The Genius of French Social Satire
He had the face of anger, the gestures of impatience, and an extraordinary ability to turn the slightest inconvenience into a national emergency.
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CorporateTaiwan: The New Boundaries of Merger Control
A minority stake of 13.1% has proved sufficient to derail a $600 million acquisition. By blocking Singapore-based Grab's proposed takeover of Foodpanda's Taiwanese operations, the competition authority in Taipei has challenged a conventional assumption in corporate transactions:
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Reports and StudiesCompanies: The Architecture of Economic Power
Mergers, acquisitions, integration, alliances, restructuring, valuations and ownership transfers: how companies redraw the boundaries of capital, ownership and control.
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Trade & IndustryVanilla: The Fragile Gold of the Tropics
In São Tomé and Príncipe, vanilla cultivation is opening new opportunities for small farmers. Behind one of the world's most valuable spices lies a much larger economic question: how can tropical countries transform the wealth of their land into lasting prosperity? In the humid p
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Defense & SecurityStarlink: Private Power at the Heart of War
In Ukraine, restrictions affecting military satellite communications have exposed a vulnerability extending far beyond the battlefield. Behind the disputed decisions attributed to Elon Musk and Washington lies a deeper question: who truly holds power when an army depends on a dig