Kabila Is Now an OFAC Blocked Person: What Every SPA-Aligned Investor Must Do
OFAC designated Joseph Kabila on 30 April 2026. Five immediate compliance steps for SPA-aligned investors and operators with DRC exposure.
Kinshasa’s 9 Billion Dollar Gamble: The DRC Between the US and China
The DRC used a 9 billion dollar US mining deal to extract a Chinese trade concession. But the Orion-Glencore MOU cannot close, and Kinshasa’s leverage has limits.
Strategic Corridor Analysis: What is the Sakania-Lobito Corridor?
The Sakania-Lobito Corridor is a strategic transit railway routing project designed to connect the mineral-rich Katanga region of the Democratic…
What is the US-DRC Strategic Partnership?
The US-DRC Strategic Partnership is a bilateral framework between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo, announced in…
Lobito Atlantic Railway: Strategic Implications of the May 2026 Concession Award
The concession award for the Sakania-Lobito Corridor logistics consortium marks a structural change in the financing and risk structures of…
AI Governance Fracture: How Regulatory Divergence is Reshaping the Global Technology Order
A comparative assessment of the EU AI Act, U.S. executive order landscape, and China’s regulatory framework — and their strategic implications for technology competition.
The Shifting Balance of Power in the Indo-Pacific: 2024–2028 Forecast
A forward-looking assessment of military, diplomatic, and economic vectors reshaping the Indo-Pacific theatre over the next four years.
European Energy Security After the Russian Cutoff: A Two-Year Assessment
An analysis of how European states have restructured energy supply chains, the residual vulnerabilities, and the geopolitical leverage shifts that have resulted.