Constitutional Monarchy: A Defining Time for Monarchies

How a coronation raised the urgency of the strategic need for durable identity and purpose.

Les Trois Couronnes: The now and future kings of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, and much of the Commonwealth. King Charles III (seated), flanked by his immediate heir, Prince William (left), and Prince William’s heir, Prince George (right), immediately after the King’s coronation in London on May 6, 2023. All are aware that the Crown represents multi-generational continuity and stability of governance, but the King now has to ensure that the virtues of constitutional monarchy are known in a world seduced by the transactional materialism of republicanism

How Niger's Attempted Coup Exposed Decisive Geopolitical Competition in West Africa

Xi Lashes Out in the Pacific and Africa, But to What End?

The jury remains out as to whether Beijing has a clearly thought-through agenda with the Pacific Islands Forum, meeting this week, or even in Africa, or whether it is just lashing out to show that it still matters. But, rest assured, it is lashing out.

Constitutional Monarchy: A Defining Time for Monarchies

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How Niger's Attempted Coup Exposed Decisive Geopolitical Competition in West Africa

Xi Lashes Out in the Pacific and Africa, But to What End?

EARLY WARNING | Winning the War of Words Means Knowing When to Fall Silent

Is the Craving for Order Over Chaos Destroying Long-Term Strategic Logic?