Periplus Research

Periplus Research—named for the navigational manuscripts that charted the unknown—works at the intersection of anthropology, strategy, and intelligence. Formal channels produce one kind of truth; relational channels produce another. Where what is written depends on what is not, the second determines whether the first matters. Periplus preserves what algorithms cannot access: relationship networks, cultural codes, and the tacit knowledge embedded in illegible power—building on a decade of immersive methodology and quality of presence.

We advise corporations, institutional investors, and counsel—providing independent analysis and strategy support for client-led decision-making. Our approach draws on proprietary network infrastructure and methodologies relied upon across hundreds of mandates by top-tier strategic intelligence and disputes advisory firms, European foreign ministries, international arbitration practices, and Track II diplomatic channels.

Our senior advisors—C-level executives from global industry, finance, and strategic policy—participate in client delivery, enabling peer-level engagement. Led by principals with deep regional expertise, Periplus deploys specialised in-country teams with rare network access for each mandate, synthesising otherwise inaccessible perspectives into unified insight.

Senior advisor profiles will be published in 2026. An advisory board providing independent governance oversight will be announced separately.

Mandates

Selected from hundreds of mandates—a repeatable capability spanning multi-year partnerships to targeted interventions.

• Telecoms Market Entry
• Subsea Cable Transit Rights
• Mining Portfolio Monitoring
• Track II Peace Processes
• Parallel Market Conditions
• Upstream M&A Positioning
• Telecoms Pricing Negotiations
• Conflict Mineral Exposure
• Gemstone Concession Consent
• Commodity Counterparty Risk
• Renewable Energy Development
• Hydropower Project Oversight
• Electricity Utility Governance 
• Tobacco Shadow Families
• Sovereign Oilfield Integrity
• Telecoms Beneficial Ownership
• Maritime Asset Recovery
• Cross-Border Concession Liability
• Mining Capital Tracing
• Banking Litigation Reconstruction

Specific parties and jurisdictions are protected by client confidentiality.