CROSSROADS: Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East/North Africa Syria’s government reached a deal with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to integrate the group into the national army, recognizing Kurdish rights and placing the north-east region under government control for the first time since...
CROSSROADS: US, Europe, China & India
North America The S&P 500 officially entered a correction after plunging 10% in just 16 days, marking the seventh-fastest decline since 1929, with similar rapid selloffs occurring under President Trump in 2018 and 2020. Last week the index fell again,...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Down Global equities were down on the week amidst continued uncertainty surrounding economic policies and geopolitical tensions.. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq lost 2.27% and 2.43%, respectively, and the Dow Jones fell 3.07%. The US...
Carbon Market News Roundup
Welcome to our monthly newsletter, Carbon Market News Roundup, the goal of which is to introduce our audience to a new asset class market in the making: the carbon market. Our previous issues, along with the rest of our commentaries, may be read here....
Geopolitics & the Day After
In this week's newsletter, our Geopolitics section explores the decline of American soft power under President Trump's leadership, with a focus on his transactional approach to international relations and its impact on NATO. We also analyze Germany's significant...
Market Icons and Uncertainty in a Changing World Order: Warm Greetings from Byzantium
The Byzantine Emperor Leo III (who inaugurated the Isaurian dynasty of emperors in the Byzantine Empire) was a true reformer. Around 725 AD, he sensed that the empire was endangered from within by lawlessness (the infamous twenty prior years of anarchy), corruption,...
Bi-Weekly Market Update
US Equity Markets Last week US markets saw the worst week of 2025 as investors remain cautious amid escalating concerns over trade policy uncertainty stemming from policy announcements from the Trump administration. Despite the announcement of one-month tariff...
Weekly Market Update
Global Market News Global Equities Tumble Global equities declined this week amid a rollercoaster of tariff developments from the Trump administration, keeping investors on edge. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones tumbled 3.10% and 2.37%, respectively, while the...
Geopolitics & the Day After
In this week's newsletter, our Geopolitics section examines how Putin’s long-term strategy is reshaping the global order, the implications of Trump’s foreign policy realignment for NATO and European security, and the growing push for European strategic autonomy....
The Wooden Nickel
The Wooden Nickel is a collection of roughly a handful of recent topics that have caught our attention. Here you’ll find current, open-ended thoughts. We wish to use this piece as a way to think out loud in public rather than formal proclamations or projections....
