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Each morning, a small group of principals — at family offices, sovereign funds, governments, and the C-suites of multinationals — receive the same kind of briefing read by sitting heads of state.

We do not publish. We do not comment. We do not hold conferences. We deliver — quietly, on time, and only to those for whom the information is intended.

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Forty-three jurisdictions. One conversation with you.

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What we deliver

Three cadences. Calibrated to the rhythm of consequential decisions.

01

The Quarterly

First Monday of the quarter

Multi-region strategic assessment. The view from the highest altitude.

02

The Monthly

First Monday

Cross-regional analysis. Key developments, interpreted for the decisions ahead.

03

The Weekly

Sunday evening

A concise read of the week. What changed, what it means, and what it implies for your interests.

Tailored briefings — bespoke to your industry, counterparties, or jurisdictions — are arranged on request. Discuss a tailored brief →
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The principals who draft your brief.

An experienced team of practical professionals — former intelligence chiefs, career operators, business strategists. Read their backgrounds →

Glenn Carle
Boston
Vikram Sood
New Delhi
Sanjay Acharya
New York
Alexander Coward
San Francisco
Atul Singh
Washington, DC
Scott Westerfield
Washington, DC
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The Briefings

Three editions. One circulation.

Each edition is calibrated to a different rhythm of decision-making. A conversation precedes any subscription.

EDITION I

The Quarterly

For the higher altitude
First Monday · quarterly
  • Multi-region strategic assessment
  • Six-to-twelve month horizon
  • Written for long-term positioning
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EDITION II

The Monthly

Most subscribed
First Monday · monthly
  • Cross-regional analysis
  • Key developments, interpreted
  • Written for the decisions ahead
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EDITION III

The Weekly

For the desk that decides
Sunday evening · weekly
  • Cross-desk summary of the week
  • What changed and what it means
  • Written for the week ahead
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Bespoke add-on

The Watch.

A briefing tailored to a single industry, jurisdiction, counterparty, or transaction. Sourced and written by the partner whose practice covers the ground.

  • Single counterpartyContinuous monitoring of an entity, person, or transaction.
  • Single jurisdictionPolitical and security read on one country or region.
  • Single industrySector-specific risk and movement, written for your operating model.
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A note on pricing

We do not publish a rate card. The work is bespoke, the circulation small, and the appropriate engagement only becomes clear after a conversation.

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About FOI

A small house. Long careers in the rooms where consequential decisions get made.

FOI is led by an experienced team of practical professionals — a former Deputy National Intelligence Officer of the United States, a former Chief of India’s external intelligence service, career operators, and analysts. We work from Boston, New Delhi, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. Our circulation is by invitation; our work does not appear in the press.

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Sourced, not aggregated

Every brief is built on named human sources, validated against open record. We do not summarise the press.

Written, not generated

Each edition is drafted by the partner whose practice covers the region. Interpretation is a craft, not a service.

Quiet, not promotional

We do not publish, comment, or convene. We prefer to be found by those who are looking.

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The desks that draft your brief.

Six partners · Five cities · One conversation
Glenn Carle
Senior Partner · Boston

Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Transnational Threats, leading assessments across all seventeen agencies of the US intelligence community for the President, Cabinet, and military leadership. Twenty-three-year career in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations. Detailed to the Executive Office of the President.

Vikram Sood
Senior Partner · New Delhi

Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing, India’s external intelligence service, after a thirty-one-year career. Oversaw the modernisation of the service and championed its principal reforms. A noted author on intelligence and national security.

Sanjay Acharya
Partner · New York

Former British Military Intelligence linguist. Management and consulting career across technology, energy, manufacturing, and financial services — in established companies and start-ups in the UK, Canada, and the US. Deep practice in advanced data analytics, operations, and finance.

Alexander Coward
Partner · San Francisco

Mathematician and computer scientist. Former faculty at Oxford and UC Berkeley. Expert in applied cryptography and computational methods for complex systems. Serial entrepreneur with ventures spanning education technology, data infrastructure, and artificial intelligence.

Atul Singh
Partner · Washington, D.C.

Former Indian Police Service officer, serving in restive border regions. Founder Fair Observer, a media organization bringing local, source-level perspectives from more than 90 countries to a global audience. Provides FOI with ground-level reach that no amount of desk research can replicate.

Scott Westerfield
Partner · Washington, D.C.

Twenty-five years in US Marine Corps intelligence, culminating as Director of Foreign Liaison at the Pentagon — the Marine Corps’ senior point of contact with allied and partner intelligence services worldwide. Prior career as a military linguist with the US Navy, stationed in the Gulf.

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