DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
The Collapse of the Treaty World
Treaties, including the “international rules-based world order” (or Pax Americana), the UN, the EU, and NATO are being dissolved, abandoned, or challenged. What comes next?
Gregory R. Copley, Editor Emeritus
Gregory Copley is the Editor Emeritus of Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy, and was its founding editor in 1972. An Australian, he has also been President of The International Strategic Studies Association since 1982.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The New RedMed Jigsaw Puzzle
All the pieces are in play simultaneously.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
What Happens to China After the Collapse of the Communists?
Few wish to contemplate the end or transformation of a defining threat, any threat. Threats define most societies. And while the CCP is anxiously attempting a rear-guard, belated action to save itself, the West is still acting as though the PRC is a "rising power".
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | For a Few Barrels More: How Trump Attempts to Stabilize Libya
Finally, the US seems set to help restore the stability and economy of Libya in a move which would consolidate even further Washington’s new place in the expanded Middle East area, from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean.
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
EARLY WARNING | Uneasy Lies the Head that Advises the Crown
Does what we do make a positive difference in the life and history of our society? At what stage do we question what we may think are illogical or counter-productive orders or perceptions of a situation?
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Canada Forced Out Into the Cold: Opportunity or Trap?
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
The Decline of Wisdom and the Rise of AI
Are we ready for a world where a Nelson or Alexander the Great can no longer rise unless societies collapse? Would we benefit, in fact, from that? Or is AI no match for leadership?
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Australia, the "Lucky Country", and its Need for Introspection
Australia's electoral dive back into apathy comes just when the country faces uncertainty.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
VALEDICTION | Kerry Collison: His Own Man
His epitaph has already been so eloquently written by an eloquent, important life.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Dividing the Red Sea Amongst Many
There’s more at stake for the international trading community — and regional states — than just skirmishing with Yemen. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are indirectly at war with each other, and, with Israel, against Türkiye; while Eritrea and Ethiopia prepare for war.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Big One: India Versus Pakistan, 2025 Edition
A new Indo-Pak war may now be unavoidable, and this time it is a much bigger affair.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Is the PRC-India Proxy War in Pakistan Still on Course to Grow?
Was the Indian-orchestrated false-flag “terrorist attack” in Kashmir — to provide legitimacy for the launch of Operation Sindoor — premature? And did it indicate another strategic intelligence failure by India?