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Executive Overview

Acute geopolitical and economic warfare risks converged this week, with Iran’s leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, China’s dual-track energy and export control maneuvers, and Western institutional hardening against espionage and supply chain threats. The feedback loop between kinetic and non-kinetic statecraft is tightening, with direct market and policy implications across energy, technology, and finance.