Economy Why Did the Japanese Buy Broken Glass from the USSR? A Decades-Long Mystery Solved by Steven Alber Updated January 05, 2025 Link copied! Copy failed! The mysterious trade of the 1970s: Soviet ports exporting broken glass to Japan, where the true treasure lay in the wooden crates. A tale of ingenuity, inefficiency, and the hidden value of resources. by Steven Alber Updated January 05, 2025 Link copied! Copy failed!
Economy The Two Corridors: Airspace, Oil, and the New Geography of Exclusion by Steven Alber March 03, 2026
Economy The Aorta Is Clamped: Oil, Airfare, and the First Functional Closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Steven Alber March 03, 2026
Economy The Backbone of Climate Capital: How Bioeconomy and Carbon Markets Are Reshaping the 2026–2030 Financial Ecosystem by Steven Alber February 12, 2026
Economy Ukraine’s Power Grid at Breaking Point: Blackouts, Imports, and a War Economy Running on Generators by Steven Alber February 02, 2026