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.