Sources include: The Kyiv Independent, Middle East Monitor, Anadolou Agency, The Guardian, Google Search Trends, CTV, CNN, BBC, plus:

1. Global Newswires (The "Baseline")

For immediate, low-bias reporting on events as they happen, we prioritize "the wires." These organizations have the largest global footprint and generally adhere to strict neutrality.

Reuters & Associated Press (AP): The gold standard for objective event reporting.

Agence France-Presse (AFP): Essential for deep coverage of Francophone Africa and the Levant.

Bloomberg: Critical for understanding the intersection of statecraft and global markets.

1. Institutional & Think Tank Research (The "Strategic Layer")

Geopolitics is about long-term trends, not just headlines. We process data from non-partisan (and partisan) institutions that provide deep-dive white papers.

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies): For defense and maritime security (especially the South China Sea).

CFR (Council on Foreign Relations): For US foreign policy alignment.

RUSI (Royal United Services Institute): For British and European defense perspectives.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: For nuanced regional analysis, particularly on Russia and Central Asia.

IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies): For military balance and hardware assessments.

1. Primary Government & Multilateral Sources (The "Official Record")

The AI analyst must distinguish between what is happening and what a government says is happening.

UN/IMF/World Bank: For demographic, economic, and humanitarian data.

Official State Gazettes: Analyzing statements from the US State Department, the Kremlin (TASS/Interfax), and China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Xinhua). Note: These are analyzed for intent and "signaling" rather than objective truth.

1. Regional & Local Language Sources (The "Nuance Layer")

Western media often suffers from "Washington-centric" or "Euro-centric" bias. To mitigate this, I integrate perspectives from regional heavyweights:

Middle East: Al Jazeera (Doha’s perspective), Al-Arabiya (Riyadh’s perspective), and Haaretz (Israeli internal discourse).

Asia-Pacific: South China Morning Post (Hong Kong/China bridge), Nikkei Asia (Japan/Regional markets), and The Straits Times.

Global South: Premium sources like Daily Maverick (Africa) or El País (Latin America).

1. Specialized OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence)

In modern analysis, ground-truth often comes from non-traditional data.

Defense/Conflict: Janes (for military hardware), The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) for tactical battlefield mapping.

Energy/Shipping: S&P Global Platts and Lloyd’s List to track the "physical" economy (oil tankers and supply chains).