Southeast Asia Strategic Consulting LLC
SEA Strategic Consulting LLC provides clear, U.S-focused OSINT and geopolitical intelligence on Southeast Asia, delivering concise monthly reports and tailored analysis that help organizations understand risks, opportunities, and regional dynamics. We turn complex signals into fast, actionable insight so leaders can move with confidence.
What We Do
SEA Strategic Consulting LLC provides specialized open-source intelligence and geopolitical risk analysis services exclusively to United States-based clients, with a defined regional concentration on Southeast Asia. Our work assists U.S. entities seeking to evaluate, expand, or sustain operational, commercial, or strategic activities in the region by furnishing structured, legally compliant intelligence products based solely on publicly obtainable information.The firm conducts comprehensive geopolitical assessments, risk-environment mapping, regulatory landscape reviews, and sector-specific threat identification. These services are designed to support U.S. organizations in understanding political stability conditions, interstate tensions, economic policy trajectories, foreign-investment regulations, cyber and information-security exposure, supply-chain vulnerabilities, and jurisdiction-specific compliance considerations across Southeast Asian states.All analytical outputs are derived from open-source materials, publicly accessible datasets, and legally permissible monitoring of regional developments. Our assessments are prepared to aid corporate decision-makers, counsel, and risk-management personnel in evaluating prospective engagements, mitigating exposure, and aligning organizational posture with the evolving geopolitical climate. SEA Strategic Consulting LLC does not conduct foreign-intelligence collection, investigation, or activities restricted under U.S. law; rather, we synthesize lawful information streams into structured, actionable reporting tailored to the interests of U.S. clients operating or intending to operate in Southeast Asia.
The Team
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SEA Strategic Consulting LLC is a U.S.–based intelligence and geopolitical analysis firm founded by two graduate students from Rice University’s Master of Global Affairs program. The company was created to meet a growing demand among American organizations for clear, reliable, and legally compliant insights into the complex strategic environment of Southeast Asia.The firm is led by James Galan, Founder, whose academic and professional work centers on cybersecurity, open-source intelligence, and international security analysis. James is entering a PhD in Intelligence, Defense, and Cyber Policy, where his research examines how cyber threats, state behavior, and intelligence systems shape modern geopolitics. This trajectory strengthens the firm’s analytical foundation by bringing cutting-edge policy research directly into its intelligence products.Henjry Similien, Co-Founder, contributes a complementary background in cybersecurity, risk analysis, and global-affairs research. His training spans information-system security fundamentals, vulnerability assessment, and geopolitical trend evaluation. Henjry’s ability to translate complex regional developments into clear, actionable findings enhances the firm’s depth and reliability.Together, the founders combine academic rigor, policy expertise, and technical insight to deliver high-quality open-source intelligence for U.S.-based clients only. SEA Strategic Consulting LLC focuses exclusively on synthesizing publicly available information into structured, region-specific assessments that help American organizations understand political shifts, economic risks, regulatory environments, and sector-level dynamics across Southeast Asia.
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Our Mission
SEA Strategic Consulting LLC operates with a disciplined, non-partisan, unbiased, and fully open-source intelligence framework. We do not engage in covert collection, privileged access, or any activity outside the boundaries of publicly obtainable information. Every assessment we produce is derived solely from lawful, open-source materials—ranging from government releases and regulatory filings to regional media, economic data, academic analysis, and observable geopolitical indicators.Our responsibility is to present the most accurate, unfiltered intelligence picture of Southeast Asia, grounded entirely in verifiable sources. We do not characterize developments as “good” or “bad,” nor do we shape our analysis toward any preferred strategic outcome. Instead, we provide structured, rigorously sourced intelligence products that your executive leadership can take directly to the C-Suite, Board of Directors, or risk-management teams. You determine the implications; we provide the clarity.Our specialization is absolute: we analyze Southeast Asia, and Southeast Asia alone. This exclusive regional focus allows us to deliver depth, nuance, and precision that broad, multi-region consulting firms simply cannot commit to. We examine political transitions, regulatory changes, economic trajectories, supply-chain vulnerabilities, cyber trends, and geopolitical shifts with a level of specificity tailored to U.S. organizations engaging with this region.And we serve only U.S. clients. This ensures our work aligns with American compliance requirements, legal standards, and strategic considerations. Our intelligence products are built exclusively for U.S. companies evaluating, entering, or expanding within the Southeast Asian environment.Our mission is to transform vast, disparate, open-source information into professional, independent, and region-specific intelligence—clear, exact, and unfiltered.See the future.