Economic Diplomacy

Cranganore synchronizes its worldview with political risk, both positive and negative in impact. We help investment analysts to master sharp changes in their outlook for portfolio holdings.

This City Becomes the Pentagon’s Sandbox

El Segundo, California is trend forward in the innovation business. The near-LAX city is an unlikely spigot for the next generation of American startups. Venture capitalists find fresh opportunity there in military-related projects, channeling patriotism. Silicon Valley once considered investing…

Mexico Is the Cornerstone of US Manufacturing

American politics and American business converge at the Mexican border. In the popular imagination, we find it peculiar that the crossing is viewed as some sort of national liability. The obvious rebuttal is that Mexico is now the largest US…

Washington Deploys Marines to Safeguard Oil Tankers

An unfolding policy of stationing US Marines onboard commercial oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz seems dangerously theatrical. The approach threatens a direct confrontation between the US and Iran. That analysis, however, may be too simple. As the world’s…

Australia Looks to Buy B-21 Raider

With no long-range strike capabilities, Australia may be set to purchase a squadron of B-21 Raider stealth aircraft from the United States. No official announcement has been made, in part because the B-21 Raider will be unveiled publicly by contractor…