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China’s Second XLUUV Mothership: The Transition from Underwater Experimentation to Persistent Naval Power
Strategic implications for undersea warfare, autonomous naval logistics, maritime intelligence, critical seabed infrastructure and the global balance of maritime capabilities, 2026–2031.
Scope. This assessment examines...
Europe’s Plug-in Hybrid Emissions Gap: Regulatory Credibility, Industrial Competitiveness and the Post-2035 Automotive Transition
As of: 26 October 2026 | European Union and United Kingdom | Strategic horizon: 2026–2035, with post-2035 implications
An institutional assessment of the widening discrepancy...
Russia’s Baltic Radar Expansion: The Emerging Intelligence Balance Between Moscow and NATO
The 29B6 Container Programme, Over-the-Horizon Surveillance, Early-Warning Integration and the Strategic Consequences of Russia’s Expanding Intelligence Infrastructure in the Karaliaučius Region
Scope: This assessment examines...
Italy’s Doctoral Compensation Crisis: Human Capital Erosion – Industrial Innovation and the Structural Risks...
Strategic assessment of Italy’s doctoral remuneration, research workforce sustainability, international talent mobility, industrial technology absorption and long-term national competitiveness within the European research system.
Executive...
The $760 Billion AI Infrastructure Trap: Delayed Returns – Grid Constraints and the Emerging...
Strategic scenario assessment | Global capital markets, American hyperscalers, European industrial competitiveness and energy infrastructure
Scope: This assessment examines the financial, industrial and geopolitical consequences...
The New Architecture of Autonomous Warfare: Military Deception – Artificial Intelligence and the Global...
How the United States, Russia, China, Ukraine, European powers, Israel and Indo-Pacific nations are transforming military doctrine, electronic warfare, autonomous systems, industrial production and...
Europe’s Economic and Political Fragmentation: Debt – Deindustrialisation – Energy Sovereignty and the Geopolitical...
A strategic assessment of European economic resilience, national vulnerabilities, Russian leverage, social cohesion and the countries most exposed to structural deterioration.
Executive Summary — Bottom...
Morocco–Israel Agricultural Integration: Europe’s Exposure to a New Architecture of Food – Water and...
Geoeconomic Intelligence Dossier | Agricultural Sovereignty, Foreign Investment, Strategic Resources, Digital Infrastructure and European Market Governance
Scope: This independent assessment examines how agricultural cooperation between...
China’s Manufacturing Shift in Africa: Industrial Transformation or a New Architecture of Economic Dependence?
Strategic Assessment of Chinese Industrial Relocation, African Manufacturing Sovereignty, Technology Transfer, Supply-Chain Control and European Geoeconomic Interests, 2026–2035
Scope: A government-level assessment of Chinese manufacturing...
AI-RAN and the Geopolitics of 6G: The Transformation of Global Telecommunications into Distributed Artificial...
A strategic technology, infrastructure, cybersecurity, defence and societal assessment
Geographic and analytical scope: Global telecommunications transformation, with particular attention to the United States, China, the...
Captagon, War and the Global Narcotics Economy: Military Drug Use, Terrorist Financing and the...
Global assessment of psychoactive substances in warfare, terrorism, recreational consumption, illicit industrial production, international trafficking, the UAE and Gulf security, Russia and Ukraine, Israel...
The New Economics of Strategic Vulnerability: Debt – Artificial Intelligence and the Fragmentation of...
How financial constraints, technological concentration, energy insecurity and geopolitical competition are redefining economic sovereignty and the international balance of power.
Executive Summary — Bottom Line...
Iran’s Underground Military Resilience: Eagle 44 – Gulf Security and Europe’s Exposure
Scope: This assessment examines Iran’s protected military infrastructure and capacity to recover usable combat power, the consequences for the Middle East and Europe, and...
EU ETS Benchmarks: Industrial Relief and the Cost of Protection
Scope: This assessment examines the proposed relaxation of EU ETS heat and fuel benchmarks for 2026–2030, its implications for European industrial competitiveness and decarbonisation,...
Stratospheric Power: The Race for Persistent Intelligence
Scope: A comparative assessment of American, Russian, Chinese and European high-altitude platforms, examining verified developments through 22 October 2026, their military and industrial significance,...
