Writing

Analysis and briefings.

Longer analysis sits alongside shorter briefings on political, regulatory, technological, and market developments.

01Europe's Sub-Threshold Russia Problem Is a Business Continuity Issue28 September 20263 min readCybersecurity & digital governance · Trade, geopolitics & European security · Public affairs & political risk↗02A Working Model for Regaining Control After a Crisis25 September 20264 min readCrisis communications & reputational risk · Public affairs & political risk↗03The Vail Resorts Proxy Fight Is a Governance Case Study, Not Just an Activist Story22 September 20263 min readCrisis communications & reputational risk · Public affairs & political risk↗04The Real Lesson in Google's €403M Fine Isn't Consent, It's Retention21 September 20264 min readCybersecurity & digital governance · Public affairs & political risk↗05The EU's China Dependency Is a Portfolio Risk, Not Just a Trade Story16 September 20263 min readTrade, geopolitics & European security · Public affairs & political risk↗06The Governance Gap: Why Rules and Reputations Move on Different Clocks5 September 20263 min readCrisis communications & reputational risk · Public affairs & political risk · AI governance & regulation↗07Zambia Chose Investor Stability Over a Windfall Tax, and the Test Lands Today17 August 20264 min readTrade, geopolitics & European security · Public affairs & political risk↗08The EU's AI Labelling Law Has a Compliance Gap Worth Pricing In5 August 20263 min readAI governance & regulation · Public affairs & political risk↗09KLM's Second Greenwashing Loss Is a Sustainable-Investing Signal10 July 20263 min readCrisis communications & reputational risk · Public affairs & political risk↗
01Labour's vague 'cost of business' language leaves UK executives guessing ahead of the Budget30 September 20261 min readPublic affairs & political risk · Trade, geopolitics & European security↗02Anthropic's IPO prospectus warns of existential risk, and shows the real cost of getting there30 September 20261 min readAI governance & regulation · Public affairs & political risk↗03Trump rejects the UK's push for global AI safety guidelines23 September 20261 min readAI governance & regulation · Trade, geopolitics & European security · Public affairs & political risk↗04A Kremlin-backed fintech moved $6.9 billion through global banks to dodge sanctions22 September 20261 min readTrade, geopolitics & European security · Public affairs & political risk↗05Germany's Merz vows to stay on despite a "disaster" election result21 September 20261 min readPublic affairs & political risk · Trade, geopolitics & European security↗
Methodology

The site separates longer analysis from shorter briefings. Each piece works from primary sources, including government statements, consultations, filings, and designation lists, and develops a clear argument from the evidence.

AI tools assist with initial research and drafting on longer pieces. Every piece is then rewritten, fact-checked against primary sources, and edited before publication, nothing goes live without that review. AI isn't going away, and pretending otherwise helps no one; what matters is the choices made about how it's used, and this site is one example of using it deliberately and transparently rather than hiding it.