What Stradyn is, and is not.
Stradyn produces mechanism-aware geopolitical analysis on a 30-day capital-allocation horizon. Every output uses primary sources — central bank releases, futures markets, sanctioned-asset flows, official transcripts — and closes with an explicit read on what actually changed and what it implies. Published to the portal as events warrant.
The premise is simple: most geopolitical writing describes events. The writing that actually clarifies a situation names the mechanism — which lever is working, which constraint is binding, which price is telling you the story before the headline does. Stradyn works that layer, and shares the work openly rather than gating it.
What this is
- A personal publishing project by Joel Waldman
- Mechanism-aware analysis, not news coverage
- Free to read with email sign-in — no paywall, no upsell
- Published to the portal, not dispatched to your inbox
What this is not
- A consulting firm selling engagements
- A think tank producing policy recommendations
- A news aggregator or summarization product
- A mailing list — nothing is sent to your inbox
The project
Author
Joel Waldman
Coverage
Global geopolitical scope
Access
Free · Email sign-in
Delivery
Portal only · No inbox spam
The Stradyn Thesis
Why this exists · What it is for
"Clarity is the entry point. Mechanism is the product. Most geopolitical coverage tells you what happened. The work that actually clarifies a situation tells you which lever is working, which currency flinched first, and what the timing reveals about the underlying constraint. Stradyn works the mechanism, and shares that read openly."