Valery Bonakhau is an independent geopolitical and financial analyst based in Dubai. He has a background in physics and mathematics and spent two decades in capital management across Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and United Arab Emirates (UAE) markets before transitioning to independent research. His work includes the Houthi Escalation Monitor v5.0, a Bayesian conflict forecasting system, and Due Diligence Skill v10.6, an institutional framework for UAE real estate due diligence. He publishes his research on V. B◯NAKHAU ⌖ Real Asset Risk | Substack and V. BONAKHAU | LinkedIn.