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the peace pakistan cannot afford to miss
Brokering a deal between Washington and Tehran was the easy part
Jun 18
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Adil Husain
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America's Real China Trade Problem Is Hidden in Plain Sight
Trump is in Beijing negotiating planes and soybeans. The structural exclusion of America's most competitive industries remains entirely off the table.
May 14
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Adil Husain
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overcoming the stalemate problem
What Hormuz, TikTok, and Nippon Steel reveal about the mechanics of resolution, and what to do when you're in one.
May 6
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Adil Husain
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the math of the impossible deal: a playbook for the pakistani mediators
Pakistan is hosting two delegations playing by different rules. Game theory explains what has to happen next.
Apr 11
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Adil Husain
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The Chokepoints Nobody Is Watching
The global economy runs on hidden architecture. Some of it is ours. Some of it is aimed at us. Most executives have mapped neither.
Apr 3
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Adil Husain
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The Crisis in the Gulf and Kuala Lumpur's Moment
Why KL deserves to be on the shortlist for executives reconsidering their Dubai exposure
Mar 23
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Adil Husain
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Dubai's Future and the Relocation Mirage
Why the obvious alternatives are not what they appear to be
Mar 18
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Adil Husain
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Four Strategies, One Conflict
The Strategic Games Driving the Middle East War
Mar 5
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Adil Husain
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America Is Acting. The Advantage Is Still Compounding Elsewhere.
Why visible power moves are no longer the same as shaping the future
Jan 11
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Adil Husain
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Why Venezuela will not be “Open for Business”, Yet
What business executives get wrong in the first 12-24 months after regime disruption
Jan 6
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Adil Husain
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the overmatch trap
Why America Cannot Win by Playing China’s Game
Dec 14, 2025
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Adil Husain
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the overmatch brief
A classified government study on U.S.–China competition illustrates a principle that also governs business strategy: the game changes before leaders…
Dec 8, 2025
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Adil Husain
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