Beyond the Bypass: ASTRA and the Arabian Peninsula’s New Energy Architecture
ASTRA proposes resilient Arabian Sea energy corridors linking Saudi Arabia and Yemen, bypassing vulnerable chokepoints.
Intelligence / Trade / Strategy
Understanding the forces reshaping global trade.
Independent intelligence, connected trade research and strategic advisory for an increasingly disrupted world.
Beyond the Bypass: ASTRA and the Arabian Peninsula’s New Energy Architecture
ASTRA proposes resilient Arabian Sea energy corridors linking Saudi Arabia and Yemen, bypassing vulnerable chokepoints.
The Arctic Port Race Is Becoming a Corridor Race
From Churchill and Nuuk to Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Kamchatka, a network of ports, railways and maritime gateways is beginning to reshape the geography of Arctic trade.
The Middle Corridor's Next Test Is Capacity, Not Geography
Georgia's $7 billion transport ambitions and new investment across the Caspian could reshape trade between Asia and Europe. But expanding railways and ports is only part of the challenge. The real test is whether the entire corridor can move cargo reliably, competitively and at scale.
Power & Corridors Intelligence
From events to implications.
Alerts, situation reports, strategic assessments and monitoring on geopolitical disruption, maritime security, trade corridors, critical infrastructure and operational risk.
01 · Intelligence Alert
Commercial Disruption Alert - 10 Sept 2026 - East Asian Ports
Repeated typhoons disrupt East Asian ports, delaying vessels and weakening schedule reliability.
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Situation Report - 01 Sept 2026 - Gulf Security
Hormuz disruption is widening into a broader regional maritime and security risk.
View situation reports →03 · Strategic Assessment
Strategic Assessment - 10 Sept 2026 - Gulf Energy Corridors
Hormuz and Red Sea pressure is simultaneously eroding Gulf energy corridor redundancy.
View assessments →04 · Monitoring & Indicators
Hormuz Monitoring & Indicators - 07 Sept 2026
Iran's proposed corridor and restricted zone deepen uncertainty over commercial access through Hormuz.
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From the Black Sea to the Baltic: Russia’s Grain Trade Finds New Routes
Russian companies are repurposing Baltic and Arctic terminals to export grain traditionally shipped through the Black Sea. As attacks disrupt
The Container Shipping Lawsuits That Could Redefine Integrated Logistics
Samsung’s CMA CGM claim highlights expanding carrier liability across increasingly integrated global logistics chains.
Pakistan TV Global — Iran’s Proposed New Shipping Corridor Through Hormuz
Dean Mikkelsen discusses Iran’s proposed Hormuz corridor, maritime restrictions and implications for commercial shipping.
Pakistan TV Global — Perspective: U.S.–Iran War, Hormuz and the Search for a Way Out
Dean Mikkelsen joins Pakistan TV Global's Perspective to discuss the economic and strategic costs of the U.S.–Iran war, disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, military readiness, sanctions and prospects for diplomacy.
The Gulf is Building Around the Hormuz
Gulf states build transport alternatives to reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz.
The Treaty That Still Controls the Black Sea
At 90, the Montreux Convention remains the legal architecture behind Türkiye’s maritime power—and a constraint on both Russia and NATO.
The Middle Corridor Is No Longer a Side Route
Middle Corridor gains importance as trade routes diversify across Central Asia, Caucasus and Europe.
Supply Chains Are Recovering on Paper, But Not Yet in Reality
Supply chains face sustained strain as corridor, tariff and insurance risks converge.
Reports
Downloadable intelligence reports and briefings
Browse selected Power & Corridors reports, briefings and outlooks on maritime security, trade corridors, energy infrastructure, chokepoints and geopolitical risk.
Downloadable Report
Bab-el-Mandeb Is Open, But Commercial Disruption Is Already Taking Hold
Bab-el-Mandeb remains navigable, but selective tanker disruption, rising insurance pressure and shifting Saudi energy flows are creating a more complicated commercial risk picture.
Downloadable Report
Saudi Arabia's Oil Corridors Under Pressure: The Hormuz Alternative Is Now Contested
Saudi Arabia’s Hormuz alternative now faces pressure from Iraq-linked attacks and Houthi threats in the Red Sea.
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India's July 2026 Instability Spike: Legislative Disruption, Not Regime Fracture
India’s instability spike reflects legislative confrontation, not imminent government collapse.