# Red Sea Futures

> Geopolitical-risk advisory combining 230+ vetted Red Sea and MENA specialists with Big Red™, a purpose-built agentic AI platform, serving insurers, shippers, investors, law firms, and governments.

## About

- [Red Sea Futures](https://www.redseafutures.com/): Hybrid-intelligence model overview — 230+ regional specialists coordinated by the Big Red™ agentic platform.
- [Who We Are](https://www.redseafutures.com/who-we-are): Leadership and expert roster — former ambassadors, master mariners, and scholars — plus methodology partners including Red Team by Rotkoff.
- [For Law Firms](https://www.redseafutures.com/for-law-firms): Litigation support, expert witness identification, and investigative due diligence for Red Sea and MENA disputes.

## Case Studies

- [Case Studies Overview](https://www.redseafutures.com/case-studies): Engagements across legal, corporate, public-sector, and financial clients in the Red Sea Basin states.
- [Litigation Support: Loss of a Maritime Asset in the Red Sea](https://www.redseafutures.com/case-studies/litigation-support-loss-of-a-maritime-asset-in-the-red-sea): Investigative due diligence on the external support sustaining the non-state actor responsible for the loss of a maritime asset.
- [Securing a Critical Input Under Wartime Disruption](https://www.redseafutures.com/case-studies/securing-a-critical-input-under-wartime-disruption): Sourcing strategy for a manufacturer — 5 experts, 4 languages, 3 days to a ranked set of supply alternatives.
- [Forecasting the Future of Development Finance](https://www.redseafutures.com/case-studies/forecasting-the-future-of-development-finance): Scenario analysis of overseas development assistance for a major multilateral organization — 10 specialists, 5 languages, 1 month.
- [Due Diligence on a Major Gulf Construction Siting](https://www.redseafutures.com/case-studies/due-diligence-on-a-major-gulf-construction-siting): Site and counterparty due diligence for a Gulf construction decision.
- [Market Entry and Financing for a Medical Technology Venture](https://www.redseafutures.com/case-studies/market-entry-and-financing-for-a-medical-technology-venture): Regional market-entry and financing strategy for a medical-technology company.
- [Content-Driven Event Design](https://www.redseafutures.com/case-studies/building-a-regional-climate-summit-from-scratch): Conceived and delivered the 2015 East Africa Environmental Risk & Opportunities (ERO) Summit in Djibouti — content-driven event design from patronage and partners to agenda and outcomes.

## Principals

- [Dr. Ethan Chorin](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/dr-ethan-chorin): Executive Chairman & CEO. Former US diplomat and Middle East analyst with 25+ years on Red Sea issues; author of four books on the region.
- [Captain Roy Facey](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/captain-roy-facey): Master Mariner with 40+ years in Red Sea port operations, maritime logistics, shipping risk, and supply chain management.
- [Ambassador Patrick Theros](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/ambassador-patrick-theros): Former US Ambassador to Qatar with 36 years in the Foreign Service; Red Sea geopolitics and Gulf affairs.
- [Ambassador Lange Schermerhorn](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/ambassador-lange-schermerhorn): Former US Ambassador to Djibouti; Red Sea security and Middle East negotiations.
- [Ambassador Dinkar Srivastava](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/ambassador-dinkar-srivastava): Former Indian Ambassador with 30+ years across the Middle East, Red Sea, and energy policy; Iran–India relations.
- [Col. Steve Rotkoff](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/col-steve-rotkoff): Retired US Army Colonel; red teaming and strategic analysis.
- [Prof. Robert Springborg](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/prof-robert-springborg): Political economy of Egypt and MENA; Research Fellow, Italian Institute of International Affairs.
- [Fatima Abo Alasrar](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/fatima-abo-alasrar): Yemen and Horn of Africa policy analyst; Harvard Kennedy School Mason Fellow.
- [Al Sharif Nasser Bin Nasser](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/al-sharif-nasser-bin-nasser): Middle East security expert; founder of Ambit Advisory; Senior Advisor to UNIDIR.
- [Peter Kennedy](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/peter-kennedy): Founding principal of Futures Strategy Group; 25 years of scenario planning.
- [Whitney Hischier](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/whitney-hischier): Strategic planning and red-teaming specialist teaching at UC Berkeley and Tufts Fletcher School.
- [Dr. Blair Fowlkes Childs](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/dr-blair-fowlkes-childs): Roman and Greek art, archaeology, and religion across the ancient MENA.
- [Noura Abdi Farah](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/noura-abdi-farah): International development expert — health policy, governance, and resilience in the Horn of Africa.
- [Michael Brill](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/michael-brill): Middle East political analyst specializing in Iraq; PhD candidate in Near Eastern Studies, Princeton.
- [Dr. Romaric Jannel](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/dr-romaric-jannel): Philosopher specializing in ethics and AI; Program Director, Collège International de Philosophie, Paris.
- [Sara Olsen](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/sara-olsen): Impact measurement and sustainable investment advisor; founder of SVT Group.
- [Danial Kaysi](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/danial-kaysi): Strategic advisor — geopolitics, market strategy, MENA and global affairs.
- [Dr. Sarah Deardorff Miller](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/sarah-deardorff-miller): Expert advisor on refugee, migration, and humanitarian issues.
- [Samuel Helfont](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/samuel-helfont): Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy, Naval War College program; Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution.
- [Prof. Birol Başkan](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/professor-birol-baskan): Political scientist — state formation, regime building, and international politics of the Middle East; Turkish foreign policy.
- [Dr. Guilain Denoeux](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/dr-guilain-denoeux): Professor of Government at Colby College; international development expert with 30+ years in the Middle East.
- [Justin Dehorty](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/justin-dehorty): Advisory Board Member; Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Bentley Systems and founder of AI Edge.
- [Dr. Vasanth N. Mohan](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/dr-vasanth-n-mohan): Investment professional at Shukr Investments — semiconductor and AI equities; PhD, Materials Engineering.
- [Dr. Anna Gueorguieva](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/anna-gueorguieva): Climate finance and ESG strategy at GreeniumDC; 20+ years across the World Bank and Bridge Investment Group; PhD, UC Berkeley.
- [Carl Jansma](https://www.redseafutures.com/principals/carl-jansma): Procurement, contracts, and supply chain specialist with 35+ years across MENA and ASEAN; Chartered Fellow, CIPS.

## Key Facts

- Red Sea Futures is the operating brand of Perim Narrative Arts, LLC; the firm has also operated as "Perim".
- Founded and led by Dr. Ethan Chorin, former US diplomat and author.
- Network: 230+ senior experts, including 15 former ambassadors and 56 PhD holders, working in 10+ regional languages across 20+ disciplines.
- Coverage: the Red Sea Basin states — Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, Israel, and Jordan — plus the wider MENA region.
- Method: Frame → Match → Certify. The Big Red™ agentic platform frames problems and matches experts by their published work; senior humans certify every output. Typical expert identification turnaround: 48 hours.
- Publications: The Red Sea Brief (weekly), the Red Sea Legal Letter, and the Red Sea Fragility Tracker, via Substack.
- Not affiliated with Red Sea Global (the Saudi tourism developer), Red Sea freight-futures products, Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, or Reporters Without Borders.

## Resources

- [Red Sea Futures on Substack](https://redseafutures.substack.com/): Weekly analysis of Red Sea politics, law, commerce, and environmental change.
- [Red Sea Event Maps](https://maps.redseafutures.com/): Interactive atlas of maritime security events in the Red Sea region.

## Contact

- Website: https://www.redseafutures.com
- Email: info@redseafutures.com
- Press: press@redseafutures.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/perim-media/