STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY

The Collapse of Wisdom and the Rise of Chaos

Wisdom versus Desire and Intellect; Age versus Youth; Individuals versus Crowds; Country versus Town: This is more than just social media-driven polarization.

Ukrainian troops in pre-conflict exercises in the Donetsk region fire a US-provided Lockheed Martin FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided weapon. The area occupied when this photograph was taken has now been absorbed into the Donetsk People’s Republic, which in 2014 declared independence from Ukraine. It had, along with all the Donbas region, been part of Russia until 1921

Has the Canada-US Strategic Split Become Irreversible?

And what does that mean for the next era of strategic alliances? A new NATO? A new period of diminished cooperation between the US and Mexico, the US and European NATO, and so on?

Has Türkiye Finally Been Forced Off the Fence? And for How Long?

ESSENTIAL READING | The US at 250

The Next Strategic Advantage: the Restoration of Literacy

Perhaps the “experiment” in universal, forced literacy, has been a failure, an historical blip. Literacy is in retreat because of technology and because inquiring minds challenge leadership patterns. Yet intellectual capacity— signified by literacy— determines strategic success. What is to be done?

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Has the Canada-US Strategic Split Become Irreversible?

Has Türkiye Finally Been Forced Off the Fence? And for How Long?

ESSENTIAL READING | The US at 250

The Next Strategic Advantage: the Restoration of Literacy