About GlobalStrat
Two principals, around 40 years of combined field experience, working directly with clients across Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Africa.
The firmSmall by design
Two principals, both working directly with clients. Whoever you speak to is who does the work.
GlobalStrat is a boutique geopolitical risk, business intelligence and security advisory. We work across Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Africa, where we have spent decades building a network of human sources inside governments, militaries and intelligence services, and among academics, journalists, intellectuals and executives.
What reaches you is a senior read on your question, built from those sources rather than other people's reporting.
Managing DirectorOlivier Guitta
Olivier Guitta is a geopolitical strategist and Managing Director of GlobalStrat, an international security and risk consultancy specialising in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Africa. He has briefed NATO, the US Congress, the UK Foreign Office, the European Parliament and governments across four continents on conflict, security and geopolitical risk. He appears regularly on BBC, CNN, Sky News, CNBC and ITV, and writes for Forbes, The Times and Newsweek.
Born in Morocco, raised in Spain and France and trained in finance, he spent twelve years managing money for ultra high net worth clients, including a $300 million equities portfolio, before moving into geopolitical risk analysis after September 11.
That background is why GlobalStrat's analysis arrives in commercial terms rather than academic ones.
Research DirectorHollie McKay
Hollie McKay is an international affairs war correspondent and global risk analyst, specialising in geopolitics, human rights and crimes against humanity. She has reported from more than 50 countries, covering the front lines of major conflict zones including Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Ukraine and Sudan. She was on the ground in Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban.
She is the author of several books, among them Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield, and has served as a Media Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. She leads GlobalStrat's research.
Her front-line reporting is the reason GlobalStrat's assessments are verified against the ground rather than against other people's coverage.
Who we work with
Government and institutions
Financial
Corporate and media
What clients say
Olivier has had the strongest track record of any consultant I've worked with on Iran since April 2024, particularly when it comes to anticipating escalation and correctly framing the bigger-picture trajectory of the Iran-US conflict.”
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Olivier has had the strongest track record of any consultant I've worked with on Iran since April 2024, particularly when it comes to anticipating escalation and correctly framing the bigger-picture trajectory of the Iran-US conflict. His edge revolves mostly from being on the ground, speaking directly with relevant people, and combining that access with an unusually strong ability to think in probabilistic rather than binary terms, something that has been highly valuable in helping us navigate markets.
Olivier is an energetic analyst with a wealth of knowledge and local contacts.”
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I have been liaising with Olivier for over a year, discussing his analysis of various regions of interest. I have found his knowledge of these regions second to none, and the work product he shared extremely well researched and of the highest professional quality. Olivier is an energetic analyst with a wealth of knowledge and local contacts. I am always impressed with his reports, easy reads, coupled with accurate representation of the local situation.
Olivier delivers concise, thought-provoking insights across a spectrum of global security risk issues.”
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Olivier delivers concise, thought-provoking insights across a spectrum of global security risk issues. Each time Olivier pens a new article, its the top of my reading list.
He gets a great deal of information from a wide range of impressive sources and presents the results in crisp, efficient prose.”
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Olivier Guitta consistently contributes as a thought leader in the global security arena. Olivier is a brilliant geopolitical expert with a deep and profound understanding of the EMEA. His briefs on the region provide the professional analyst and the lay reader the necessary tools to identify the dynamic political trends as well as the more static cultural undercurrents that define today's - and tomorrow's - events.
Olivier is an excellent analyst on geopolitical international events, with a keen eye for issues and the ability to deliver timely and in-depth demarches on matters of deep importance but not really covered. He gets a great deal of information from a wide range of impressive sources and presents the results in crisp, efficient prose. He is, in short, a great resource for western policy-makers, particularly those interested in the crescent from North Africa to Central Asia.
Olivier's geopolitical expertise shows a deep understanding of the security concerns in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.”
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Olivier Guitta has an in-depth expertise in global security issues and is a hugely well-informed source and resourceful. Olivier's geopolitical expertise shows a deep understanding of the security concerns in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. His briefs on the region help me as a journalist to have a much better understanding of the issues being faced. His analysis of Islamic State and its exporting of terrorism to mainland Europe has been invaluable in a number of subsequent articles.
Olivier is an astute and perceptive analyst of global geopolitical trends.”
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Olivier is an astute and perceptive analyst of global geopolitical trends, who sees and relates the granular with big picture to have an informed forward-looking view.
Impeccable integrity and unique access and insights.”
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A professional colleague and personal friend with impeccable integrity and unique access and insights. Strong recommendation and confident he will provide immediate success for whomever is lucky enough to retain him.
Olivier brings a wealth of insights to the study of terrorism and counterterrorism.”
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Olivier brings a wealth of insights to the study of terrorism and counterterrorism. His unique ability to navigate multiple cultural contexts in Europe and elsewhere makes him an invaluable resource in understanding the nuances and underlying sources of today's homegrown terrorist threat
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