Strategic Science Institute

Today's global environment is characterized by the intricate interplay of geopolitical pressure, regulatory fragmentation, economic-security competition, and supply-chain disruption. Accordingly, SSI provides global risk intelligence that analyzes how international events, policy shifts, and strategic conflicts cascade into risks for markets, firms, and high-stakes decision-making. The institute's analysis examines the critical junctures where geopolitical events intersect with regulatory exposure, supply-chain pressure, financial stress, and strategic vulnerability.

Grounded in research in applied mathematics and complex systems, SSI approaches risk as a structural phenomenon. Rather than treating individual events as isolated news, the institute focuses on identifying the interaction patterns, pressure points, and failure pathways operating within complex global systems.

SSI's analytical scope encompasses strategic risks related to geopolitics, economic security, regulation, sanctions, export controls, trade, supply chains, energy, shipping, and markets. The institute's publications are designed not merely to report on what has occurred, but to clarify the structural pressures and transmission pathways operating beneath the surface, thereby enhancing the resolution of potential risks.

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Brief EURASIAN · GLOBAL SOUTH

The Structure of Israel’s Isolation Created by the US-Iran War-Ending MoU

After the conclusion of the U.S.-Iran war-ending MoU, the basic structure of the Middle East is expected to shift from escalation management to a war-termination management phase. This change goes beyond the end of the bilateral armed conflict between the United States and Iran, and is forming new structural pressure across the broader surrounding fronts... June 20, 2026 Brief TRANSATLANTIC

Review of the US-Iran War

The essence of this U.S.-Iran conflict converges on the neutralization of the U.S. administration's short-term war-termination design. The United States sought to force Iranian concessions and secure negotiating leadership in the short term by mobilizing overwhelming initial military superiority and high-intensity pressure. June 15, 2026 Brief INDO-PACIFIC

Signs of Instability Amid South Korea's Macroeconomic Stability

As international oil prices surged due to the geopolitical shock originating from the Strait of Hormuz, energy and fuel prices in major countries demonstrated an immediate upward response. In the United States, inflationary pressure in the energy and gasoline sectors was prominent, and the Eurozone also saw energy prices shift to an increase, and in the... June 8, 2026 Brief TRANSATLANTIC

Key Characteristics and Strategic Implications of USTR Section 301 Measures

The U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) Section 301 action under the Trade Act is distinguished from conventional approaches to addressing forced labor, as it deems a trading partner's institutional deficiencies and lack of enforcement regarding forced labor import bans an unfair trade practice, and imposes additional tariffs based on this determination. June 7, 2026 Brief EURASIAN · GLOBAL SOUTH

The Combination of Global South Industrialization and Chinese Capital

This issue concerns the fundamental limits of the EU's regulatory framework toward China when Chinese capital becomes integrated into the substantive structure of industrialization in third countries, namely the Global South. June 2, 2026 Brief EURASIAN · GLOBAL SOUTH

The EU-Ukraine Loan and the Risk of Premature Reparations Accounting

While the 2026–2027 EU loan agreement of up to 90 billion euros ratified by the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada focuses on fiscal stabilization and strengthening defense capabilities, the accounting structuring that links the repayment source to "Russia's post-war reparations" carries a potential risk of leading to severe geopolitical and financial headwinds in... May 28, 2026