The foundations of modern geopolitics were laid more than a century ago by a little-known American naval officer named Alfred Thayer Mahan
Author: Dylan Welch
SpaceX illustrates one of the defining trends of the modern era: the growing convergence of geopolitics, technology, and private enterprise.
As June begins, the United Nations finds itself balancing two very different realities. On one hand, diplomats are preparing for a month focused on ocean protection, sustainable development, and international cooperation. On the other, the Security Council remains consumed by escalating conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and other global hotspots. Together, these developments illustrate the growing tension between long-term global priorities and immediate geopolitical crises. Oceans Move to the Center of the International Agenda June has traditionally been one of the most important months for ocean diplomacy, and 2026 is no exception. The UN’s World Oceans Day takes place on June…
For the past several years, global leaders have spoken about a “multipolar world” as if it were a distant future scenario. In 2026, it is no longer theoretical.
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In the autumn of 1907, a single financier sat in the library of his Madison Avenue brownstone and decided whether the United States would have a functioning banking system the following morning. J. Pierpont Morgan had no formal authority over the Treasury, no seat at the Federal Reserve (which did not yet exist), and no public mandate. He had something more useful. He controlled, or could summon at will, the balance sheets that mattered. Over three weeks of the Panic of 1907, Morgan organized private rescues for trust companies, the New York Stock Exchange, and ultimately the City of New…
Intelligence Report sat down with McGlone on the sidelines of the forum to discuss the convergence of ocean policy and multilateral cooperation
This week, something quietly significant is happening inside UN Headquarters in New York.
These organizations convene stakeholders, produce research that informs legislation, and shape the frameworks through which governments and markets operate.
Capital, compute, and counterspace doctrine are converging in orbit faster than governance can adapt, and the institutions positioning themselves now will define the strategic landscape of the next several decades.