Pier Pressure
Dockworker strikes concentrated in the mediterranean and the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are expected to last approximately 24-hours through the morning of October 31st.
Also covered in this issue:
a second high-casualty train collision in Spain, Houthi attacks on six targets have forced partial closures at the Dammam and Riyadh airports in Saudi Arabia, sea drones sank a container ship in Bulgaria's Exclusive Economic Zone, and the U.S. CDC now requires Ebola disclosure and attestation forms for every international passenger and crew member on U.S. bound flights.
NOVEMBER 2026 – W.44
Dire Straits
Air quality degradation from intense widespread fires in Indonesia continues to plague multiple nations and shipping corridors as local officials resort to experimental weather modification attempts to clear the air.
Also covered in this issue:
The U.S. DHS finalizes the end of automatic work permit extensions, heavy rains hit Istanbul, India significantly increases the minimum salary level for employment visas, and Black Sea drone attacks enter a NATO country’s territorial waters for the first time.
OCTOBER 2026 – W.42
Double Edged Prosperity
The Pretoria Agreement brokered in 2022 to halt violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has broken down, with resumed fighting between the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces spreading to three Regional States and pushing toward Addis Ababa.
Also covered in this issue: A new Bolsonaro could pull Brazil away from Europe, foreign resident applicants in Japan are subject to much higher fees, a controversial anti-meme law has passed in Mexico’s Senate, and a youth protest movement in major French cities has escalated to blockades, violence, and hundreds of arrests.
OCTOBER 2026 – W.40
Thatcher’s Dreadnought Diplomacy
The Milei administration may be seeking a U.S. distraction in the Falklands with a recent injunction against U.K. and Israel joint oil drilling, offshore installations, and port construction activities.
Fiji’s tourism minister says the HIV emergency should not deter visitors, Ed Sheeran’s stadium drama has turned to donations and humanitarian cooperation, the EU has announced a plan to restrict social media access for under-15s, and US measles deaths are on the rise.
SEPTEMBER 2026 – W.38
An Aegis J-Curve
Costa Rica, part of the US-established counter-cartel coalition “Shield of the Americas,” welcomed anti-cartel activities in Costa Rica including by US Ground Forces.
Severe wildfires are burning across Indonesia, Typhoon Saudel is making a rare third landfall in Fujian, Toronto is beginning recovery after a “100-year storm,” and the U.S. State Department has issued updates to its travel advisories.
SEPTEMBER 2026 – W.36
The Houthi and The Ciyaalsuuq
After a decade of rare instances of Somali Piracy, two recent events off the coast of Yemen indicate a revival of the practice despite heavily armed commercial vessels.
Also covered in this issue: 6.6-magnitude earthquake strikes central Peru, Binance employees reportedly detained by UAE, Panama Canal to reduce shipping as El Niño strikes vital route, China’s Typhoon Maysak death toll soars.
AUGUST 2026 – W.34
The Gold Coins Game
Additional suspects have been charged in a botched Danbury kidnapping attempt that followed a $245 million Bitcoin heist aimed at ransoming the stolen Bitcoin from the original thief.
Also covered in this issue: Colombia’s new president to take hard line on armed groups, bus driver kicked explosive drone out of the air at German airport, Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, Italy places all major cities on red alert as heatwave grips Europe.
AUGUST 2026 – W.32
There Were Roses and Retaliation
An attempt to move a vehicle with a fully articulated under-car bomb into Northern Ireland was frustrated by cooperative intelligence and law enforcement entities.
Also covered in this issue: Philippines accuses China of using water cannons on its vessels, evacuations in France and a state of emergency declared in Spain due to wildfires, heat injuries skyrocketing in Japan, and India’s Cockroach Movement holds a capital sit-in as police crack down on protests.
JULY 2026 – W.30
The Rainless Forest
Water infrastructure and lack of rain have created a water shortage heavily impacting the northeast region of Puerto Rico.
Also covered in this issue:
wildfire activity in Canada, two new cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S., the Iran war, and a tsunami warning following an earthquake in Mexico.
JULY 2026 – W.29
The Road to Acapulco
Regionally, politically-savvy competing Mexican cartels are leveraging the semi-legitimacy and popular support of nongovernment protection groups to gain advantage in strategic trafficking routes.
Also covered in this issue:
Super Typhoon Bavi, developments in the Iran conflict, monsoon flooding in India, and Australia’s social media crackdown.
JULY 2026 – W.28
Special Edition: Caracas, Venezuela
Field notes, photos, and observations from our teams on the ground.
Also covered in this issue:
wildfires in Europe, the murder of an American pilot in Indonesia, the kidnapping of a priest in Cameroon, and a Super Typhoon near Guam.
JULY 2026 – W.27
Force Majeure
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Transnational criminal organizations gain fiscal and coercive leverage by impersonation.
Plus powerful earthquakes striking Venezuela and closing Simón Bolívar International Airport, record heatwave across Western Europe, typhoon-driven travel disruptions in Japan, and China’s salami-slicing tactics to expand control in the Pacific…read the full report here
JUNE 2026 – W.26
Expecto-Petroleum
As the US and Iran reach an(other) apparent deal regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Israel’s moves may misalign with regional stability.
Plus Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow refinery, Thai Airways fuel crisis, Mumbai water rationing, NYC event disruptions...read the full report here.
JUNE 2026 – W.25
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