// START HERE

Where to begin with Frontline Atlas

Frontline Atlas maps how power operates across institutions, networks, markets, and the systems built to obscure it. These are the pieces worth reading first.

// READ FIRST

Russia's shadow fleet — overview
Brief · Sanctions & Economic Statecraft

Russia's Shadow Fleet Didn't Beat Sanctions. It Didn't Have To.

How the fracture within the Western coalition, not the fleet's cleverness, is what's keeping Russian oil moving. Our flagship investigation.

Read the investigation →

// DEEPER IN

Shadow Fleet Waiver Tracker — decoder
Decoder · Sanctions & Economic Statecraft

Shadow Fleet Waiver Tracker

The methodology, interactive map, and findings behind 186 sanctioned tankers tracked across the 30-day U.S. waiver window and a post-expiry snapshot.

Open the decoder →
Fractured Coalition signal
Signal · SIG-2026-001

The Coalition That Wasn't

Timeline and enforcement record: where US and EU sanctions programs diverged, and the 549-vessel gap the shadow fleet now operates inside.

Open the signal →
Architecture of Evasion signal
Signal · SIG-2026-002

The Architecture of Evasion

Flag tier × classification society flow for 1,931 vessels. The two-layer evasion structure visible in every tier of the fleet.

Open the signal →

// KEEP GOING

Browse all analysis → Subscribe for full access →