The Epstein Files Tell the Institutional Story of Our Time

Institutional exhaustion and late-cycle hubris turn dormant scandals into tools of demolition

Feb 9 • Nicolas Colin

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January 2026

A Brief History of the Global Economy: 1908–2026

Technological revolutions have shaped the global economy—and continue to do so

Jan 26 • Nicolas Colin

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Wealth Always Hits a Limit

Even in the AI era, accumulated wealth will meet its limits through currency, consumption…and politics

Jan 12 • Nicolas Colin

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December 2025

10 Essays That Defined "Drift Signal" in 2025

How power, capital, and industry have been shifting this year

Dec 31, 2025 • Nicolas Colin

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10 Ways to Think About China

China is optimised for survival, not efficiency

Dec 14, 2025 • Nicolas Colin

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10 Ways to Think About America

The systems that built America’s success now trap it in dysfunction

Dec 7, 2025 • Nicolas Colin

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November 2025

Barrels to Bytes

AI infrastructure and stablecoins are creating a modern petrodollar system

Published on Currency of Power • Nov 30, 2025

Can the West Avoid Fiscal Armageddon?

The West must confront structural debt, political dysfunction, and economic constraints

Nov 24, 2025 • Nicolas Colin

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Allied Scale and the Future of the West

The West can only realise its potential if the US and Europe convert mass into coordinated scale

Nov 16, 2025 • Nicolas Colin

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Deep Tech Rising

Smart capital is shifting from software to frontier technologies with urgent buyers

Nov 9, 2025 • Nicolas Colin

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"It’s Easier to Be Born Global than to Become Global": An Interview with Martin Mignot

European founders must choose their American expansion archetype wisely

Nov 2, 2025 • Nicolas Colin

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October 2025

Europe’s Missing Links

Collaboration and strategy will determine whether Europe builds systems or stalls in niches

Oct 26, 2025 • Nicolas Colin

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