Research Themes
Mapping economic power
The Power Curve organizes its research into six standing themes, the systems through which economic power compounds. Each is a continuous line of inquiry that feeds every report, briefing, and essay we publish.
Six systems through which economic power compoundsSelect a theme to bring it into focus
Theme in focus· 01
Advanced technology
Compute, chips, AI, and frontier capacity.
Frontier capability is concentrating in a handful of firms and supply chains. We follow who controls compute, how quickly capability diffuses, and where it converts into industrial advantage.
01Who controls the compute stack?
02When does frontier capability become decisive?
03How quickly does capability diffuse?
Frontier compute index2019 to 2026
Effective compute at the frontier, indexed to 2019. The coral point marks the current frontier; the dashed segment is the modeled path ahead.
The research indexCoverage across reports and briefings, by theme
ThemeCoverageLatest
ReportsBriefingsBar length is total coverage, comparable across themes
Read the long form in Reports →Deep intelligence on each theme
Track the shifts in Briefings →What changed and why it matters
Search it all in the Library →Reports, briefings, dispatches, essays