https://valan.io/research Original analysis from Valan Technologies — procurement intelligence, defence signals, and alternative data from 140 countries. en-gb 2026 Valan Technologies Limited john@valan.io (Valan Technologies) john@valan.io https://valan.io/valan_logo.jpg https://valan.io/research https://valan.io/research/the-sovereign-pantry A Valan Technologies analysis of public procurement contracts across 30+ national and international portals shows Qatar, Egypt, and the Gulf states systematically building strategic food reserves on a quarterly cadence — while China's parallel programme remains structurally invisible to procurement-based intelligence. The negative space in the data is the global food risk map. Wed, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://valan.io/research/the-sovereign-pantry Food Security & Geopolitical Intelligence John Colville, Valan Technologies https://valan.io/research/the-227-billion-day On September 30 — the final day of the U.S. federal fiscal year — agencies obligate $227 billion in contract authority. The next business day: $30 billion. What 68 million contract awards reveal about federal spending discipline. Mon, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://valan.io/research/the-227-billion-day Budget & Fiscal Analysis Valan Technologies https://valan.io/research/the-monolingual-blind-spot 246 Arabic-language investigative reports on Iraqi defence procurement. The number in your ESG rating: zero. What ratings agencies structurally miss — and why the gap is getting harder to ignore. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://valan.io/research/the-monolingual-blind-spot ESG & Alternative Data Valan Technologies https://valan.io/research/the-signal-before-the-storm How global procurement data forecast the Iran crisis eight weeks early — and what the tender cascade after the Strait of Hormuz closure reveals about the sectors that went silent. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://valan.io/research/the-signal-before-the-storm Intelligence Brief Valan Technologies https://valan.io/research/what-russia-cant-buy Mirror trade reconstruction across 247 countries reveals a defence supply chain under sustained structural pressure — with rerouting visible in the flows that self-reported data deliberately obscures. Thu, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://valan.io/research/what-russia-cant-buy Sanctions & Trade Valan Technologies https://valan.io/research/the-rearming-world Across 22 million contract awards, 1.8 million live tenders, and bilateral trade flows across 100+ country pairs, Sentinel maps the largest rearmament cycle since the Cold War. Thu, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://valan.io/research/the-rearming-world Defence & Security Valan Technologies