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Influence without visibility: how corporate power is exercised in 2026

Dark network of fine connection lines with several nodes quietly accumulating disproportionate connections suggesting hidden concentration of structural influence

Influence without visibility: how corporate power is exercised in 2026 Corporate power is rarely exercised through public confrontation. In 2026, its influence is more often felt indirectly — through standards, supply chains, financing conditions, and regulatory shaping that occurs largely outside public view. While governments remain the formal authors of policy, large companies increasingly shape […]