This map is a way into the conflict economies Warconomy tracks. Pick a region to see, in plain English, why it matters economically, the channels through which it reaches global markets, the commodities and shipping lanes most exposed, and the source-linked briefings that explain each one. It narrates no current events and makes no predictions — it is a navigator over Warconomy's sourced explainers.
- Russia–Ukraine: Energy · food · sanctions.
- Middle East & Red Sea: Oil · shipping · insurance.
- Africa (DRC · Sahel · Sudan): Minerals · food · migration.
- South China Sea / Taiwan: Semiconductors · trade lanes.
Schematic world map for orientation only — simplified shapes and approximate pins, not a precise map and not a statement about borders, control or front lines.
Russia–Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of energy, grain and fertilizer, so the war reordered global commodity flows and triggered the largest modern sanctions regime — effects felt in energy and food prices far beyond the region.
Economic channels
- Oil & refined products — sanctions, the price cap and shadow-fleet shipping reshaped where Russian barrels flow.
- Gas & power — lost pipeline gas reordered European energy and lifted gas-linked costs.
- Food & fertilizer — Black Sea disruption fed into global food prices.
- Public finances — defense, aid and a multi-year reconstruction bill.
Shipping & trade
Black Sea grain corridors and a sanctioned 'shadow fleet' moving Russian crude.
Exposed commodities
Explainers
What this does not prove: No event narration or predictions; price moves around events are associative, not causal.
Conflict-economy dashboards
An at-a-glance card for each region: the economic channels, the most exposed commodities, a current watch item, and a matching scenario. No numbers and no forecast — a way in to the source-linked pages.
Russia–Ukraine
Economic channels
- Oil & refined products — sanctions, the price cap and shadow-fleet shipping reshaped where Russian barrels flow.
- Gas & power — lost pipeline gas reordered European energy and lifted gas-linked costs.
- Food & fertilizer — Black Sea disruption fed into global food prices.
Exposed commodities
Watch now Russian refinery disruption & fuel-product flows
Middle East & Red Sea
Economic channels
- Oil — a supply-risk premium can build around Hormuz and wider escalation.
- Shipping & insurance — Red Sea risk reroutes vessels around Africa and raises war-risk premiums.
- Gas & LNG — a major exporting region; disruption risk feeds global gas markets.
Exposed commodities
Watch now Strait of Hormuz oil & LNG risk
Africa (DRC · Sahel · Sudan)
Economic channels
- Critical minerals — cobalt, copper, tantalum and gold supply runs through conflict-affected areas.
- Food security — import-dependent economies are exposed to world grain prices.
- Migration & displacement — large refugee and IDP flows reshape regional labour and budgets.
Exposed commodities
Watch now DRC & central-Africa critical minerals
South China Sea / Taiwan
Economic channels
- Semiconductors — advanced-chip manufacturing is geographically concentrated.
- Trade lanes — a major share of container traffic passes nearby.
- Electronics supply chains — concentration means disruption risk runs along the whole chain.
Exposed commodities
Watch now South China Sea / Taiwan — chips & trade lanes