Critical Resources

Commodities like rare earths and semiconductors shaping industrial ETFs, with price volatility tied to geopolitical supply risks.

Greyshark and the Cable Frontier

Dec 19, 2025

A new shark-shaped autonomous vehicle takes aim at the silent war beneath the waves.

Electromagnetic Shield: China’s Drone Swarm Test Exposes Starlink Vulnerability

Dec 15, 2025

A simulated “drone wall” over Taiwan challenges assumptions about satellite‐internet invulnerability.

Genesis Mission: America's Science Engine Goes Fully Digital

Dec 12, 2025

AI turns national labs into a single sovereign R&D platform.

North Korea's Remote Workforce: Sanctions Evasion as a Service

Dec 2, 2025

Laptop farms and identity fraud fuel Pyongyang’s digital infiltration economy.

Tech Pact Power: US–Japan Agreement Anchors Sovereignty in Silicon and Code

Nov 10, 2025

AI diplomacy is now infrastructure-first.

The Sixth Field - Dispatch #004

Sep 30, 2025

Quantum Navigation | DePIN Redundancy | AI-Led C2 | Resource Enclosures

The Rare Earth Enclosure

Sep 19, 2025

Strategic control is upstream. China is securing it.

China's Rare Earth Export Grip Tightens

Sep 8, 2025

Supply chains bend where resource chokepoints are held.

AI Chip Controls Reshape the Chessboard

Aug 29, 2025

Navigating the evolving controls placed on AI chip exports and design.

Rare Earth Revolutions: Redrawing Resource Geography

Aug 28, 2025

Critical minerals are now the frontline of strategic competition.

Silicon Sovereignty: The AI Chip Race Heats Up

Aug 25, 2025

Semiconductor supply chains are the frontline of technological sovereignty.

Japan Activates Strategic Rare Metal Reserve

Aug 22, 2025

Resource security is no longer theoretical. It is operational.