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5Georgia · 4m ago
TANAP gas corridor risk elevated
Directly affects your gas procurement margin.
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INTELLIGENCE DOSSIER
Daily intelligence brief
02 Jul 2026
15 new since last visit
GLOBAL RISK INDEX
71ELEVATED▲ 4 · 24h
3 critical
15 live signals
LIVE · 15 EVENTS TRACKED
SIGNAL FEED
5
Georgia · CRITICAL
Georgian Dream alignment with Moscow restructures European gas supply security
5
Yemen / Red Sea · CRITICAL
Houthi attack tempo rising; carriers reroute via Cape of Good Hope
4
Germany · HIGH
EU industrial gas holds near 3× pre-2022 levels into the autumn contracting round
4
Russia · HIGH
OFAC adds 43 designations; metals counterparty review due
4
Guinea · HIGH
Guinea junta tightens bauxite export terms
3
France · ELEVATED
EU CBAM definitive-period thresholds finalised
3
Algeria · ELEVATED
Algeria central-bank FX reserve drawdown accelerating
5
Iran · CRITICAL
Hormuz tanker incident spikes crude; energy costs reprice
4
Turkey · HIGH
Lira volatility strains Turkish supplier payment terms
4
Egypt · HIGH
Red Sea reroute extends inbound lead times by 12–16 days
4
China · HIGH
China tightens alumina export licensing review
3
Mozambique · ELEVATED
Cabo Delgado security incident near LNG corridor
3
Panama · ELEVATED
Panama Canal draft restrictions ease as rainfall recovers
1
Norway · STABLE
Nordic hydro reservoirs above seasonal norm; power supply steady
2
UAE · STABLE
Gulf aluminium tariff dispute resolved; duties lifted

Why this matters.

AON

37% of organisations took a loss from geopolitical volatility last year. Only a third had a plan to respond.

Global Risk Survey · 2025
MCKINSEY

62% of companies call US–China tensions a material threat. Only 29% have ever quantified what it would cost.

Geopolitics & the Economy · 2026
WTW

Geopolitical risk has climbed to #7 among board-level concerns, up from #15 in a single year.

Reed Smith D&O Survey · 2026
EY-PARTHENON

83% of companies have already changed their investment plans because of geopolitics.

CEO Outlook Pulse · 2026
Team

Intelligence for the world.
Built at Harvard.

Varsko is built by two Nordic founders working at Harvard.

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Alfred Williamson
Alfred Williamson
Co-founder

Harvard College Class of 2028 from Wales and Denmark, studying Applied Mathematics and Government at the intersection of technology and policy. His work includes research for NATO and NASA, founding a FinTech startup, making AI tools for CANVAS, and investigating Russia–China relations for RISS. As spokesperson for Harvard Students for Freedom, he has been featured in The New York Times, CNN, BBC, The Guardian, and Reuters. He has done fieldwork and volunteer work in Nepal, Kosovo, Serbia, Israel and Palestine, and along the Venezuelan border. He previously rowed for the Welsh national team for two years.

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Erik Dalaker
Erik Dalaker
Co-founder

Harvard College Class of 2027 from Norway, studying Economics with a concurrent MA in Middle Eastern Studies as a Phi Beta Kappa. He founded the IOP Global Affairs Program, Harvard’s first geopolitical think tank, and built its 40-strong mentor network of former ministers and ambassadors. He researches geopolitics and geoeconomics at the Harvard Belfer Center and CSIS in Washington, D.C., and previously worked with the European Commission and Doctors Without Borders. He is fluent in five languages and has done fieldwork in Jordan, Israel-Palestine, and the South Caucasus. In a former life, he was a semi-professional footballer.

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