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China This Week: Governance Signals That Matter
August 14 – August 20, 2026
Aug 21 • Erika Lafrennie
The Oil Exists. The Investable State Does Not.
Venezuela has rewritten its oil law, but the rights behind a multibillion-dollar investment remain vulnerable to decisions in Caracas and Washington.
Aug 18 • Erika Lafrennie
China This Week: Governance Signals That Matter
August 7 – August 13, 2026
Aug 14 • Erika Lafrennie
What Ceasefires Cannot Settle
The administrative conditions of a durable end to the Iran war
Aug 11 • Erika Lafrennie
China This Week: Governance Signals That Matter
July 31 – August 6, 2026
Aug 7 • Erika Lafrennie
How Wars Really End
Why Governance, Not Firepower, Decides the Peace
Aug 4 • Erika Lafrennie

July 2026

China This Week: Governance Signals That Matter
July 24 – July 30, 2026
Jul 31 • Erika Lafrennie
Field Observation: When the Terrain Self-Identifies
The Actual Governance of China
Jul 28 • Erika Lafrennie
China This Week: Governance Signals That Matter
July 17 – July 23, 2026
Jul 24 • Erika Lafrennie
The Repricing of Putin's Coalition
The war is raising the cost of the public, elite, and sovereignty bargains that sustain Vladimir Putin’s rule.
Jul 21 • Erika Lafrennie
China This Week: Governance Signals That Matter
July 10 – July 16, 2026
Jul 17 • Erika Lafrennie
When the Shadow State Wins
Afghanistan and the Politics of Administrative Collapse
Jul 14 • Erika Lafrennie
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