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Credits & Sources

Libraries
D3.js v7 — Data-driven documents (Mike Bostock / Observable)
Versor — Quaternion-based globe dragging (Mike Bostock)
satellite.js — SGP4/SDP4 orbital propagation (Shashwat Kandadai)
Three.js — 3D WebGL library (Mr.doob / three.js authors)
Globe.gl — Three.js globe component (Vasco Asturiano)
Geospatial Data
Natural Earth 110m — Country boundaries (Nathaniel V. Kelso & Tom Patterson)
TeleGeography Submarine Cable Map — Submarine cable routes & ownership data
CelesTrak — Satellite TLE orbital elements (Dr. T.S. Kelso)
US carrier positions — Open-source intelligence (OSINT)
Antarctic territorial claims — Antarctic Treaty Secretariat / public domain
Intelligence Analysis
All geopolitical assessments are original research by Aegisiondure, produced with the assistance of a privately hosted large language model
Typography
ACES04 — Typeface family by Aces Typografics (ModDB)
Balance of Power is an independent research project. Assessments reflect open-source analysis and do not represent any government or institutional position.