Red Sea Futures is the operating brand of Perim Narrative Arts, LLC. Our leadership and senior experts have spent their careers inside the Red Sea Basin — as diplomats, military commanders, shipping executives, development practitioners, and scholars. When you engage us, these are the people working your problem.
Our project leads and senior experts bring an average of 25+ years of direct engagement across the Red Sea Basin. They serve as advisors, lead client engagements, and anchor our expert network — often wearing all three hats on a single project.
Founder & CEO
CTO/AI Director
Maritime Operations Specialist | Red Sea Shipping
Former US Ambassador to Qatar / Gulf- Red Sea
Political Economy of Egypt / MENA
Former US Ambassador to Djibouti | Horn of Africa
Former Indian Ambassador | India-Red Sea Relations
Red Teaming and Strategic Analysis Specialist
MBA Strategic Planning and Red Teaming Specialist
Scenario Planning | Futures Strategy Group
Development Policy / Security / Renewables
MENA Archaeology and Antiquities Specialist
Yemen and Horn of Africa Political Dynamics and Security
Global & Regional Health Policy / Horn of Africa
Behind the leads above sits a network of over 230 additional regional specialists — the bench that gives everyengagement its depth. Our leads draw on this pool to assemble bespoke teams matched to each client’sproblem. Experts are mobilized in hours, not weeks.
Subject Matter Experts across 20+ disciplines
Ph.D. holders
Average Red Sea /MENA experience
Regional languages+ 8 additional
Our organizational partners bring proven, structured methodologies that integrate directly with our expert network and AI platform.
Adversarial analysis and assumption testing. Founded by Colonel (Ret.) Steve Rotkoff, former director of the U.S. Army's University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies ("Red Team University"), and Whitney Hischier, lecturer at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Rotkoff was the principal architect of the Army's red team training program and authored the Applied Critical Thinking Handbook, the industry standard for red teaming. The firm has facilitated red teams for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Special Operations Command, and corporate clients across technology, telecommunications, and healthcare.
Strategic foresight and scenario planning. FSG has over two decades of experience helping organizations plan under uncertainty using its Alternative Futures methodology. Clients include the U.S. Coast Guard, NASA, FEMA, the U.S. Department of State, and Fortune 500 companies across automotive, healthcare, financial services, and telecommunications. FSG's scenario work for the Coast Guard's Project Evergreen was featured as a case study in the Harvard Business Review.
Social and environmental impact measurement. Since 2001, SVT has helped corporations, institutional investors, foundations, and NGOs assess and manage their social return on investment. A co-founder of Social Value International's U.S. chapter, SVT brings rigorous impact accounting frameworks to development finance, infrastructure investment, and sustainability strategy — ensuring that projects can quantify and communicate the value they create for affected communities.
Supply Chain Optimization | Construction & Project Management | Red Sea Politics and International Affairs | Tech & AI Infrastructure | Shipping & Logistics | Maritime Security | Finance & Insurance | International Trade | Agricultural Sciences | Engineering | Tourism | Climate Science | Violent Extremism & Maritime Piracy | Red Sea Culture & History | Oil & Gas | Renewable Energy | Desalination / Water Treatment
Test our hybrid intelligence against your most pressing Red Sea challenge.
Schedule a 30-minute briefing to see how we work.
