SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Crowds versus Power
The globalist-nationalist confrontation has intensified to the point where crowds angrily demand change. Is the cycle predictable? How do today’s crowds discharge their energy?
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SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Opaque New Phase of the Red Sea Competition
Washington had, by late August 2025, finally begun to focus on the strategic importance of the Red Sea-Suez sea lane and the essential element of control of the littorals which dominate the trade passage. But it is late in joining the party.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Türkiye, Unabashed, Wants a Share of the EU’s Defense Spending
Despite its closeness with Russia, Türkiye is attempting to access European defense funds.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Anger and Terror in the Turkish Armed Forces
President Erdogan’s new measures are leading to the politicization of the Turkish Armed Forces in order to control it to the fullest extent.
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
Civilization and Culture: The Strategic Foundation of Everything
We have become obsessed with the belief that technology, not people, wins wars and dominates economies. But destroying cultures and civilizations is what weakens societies.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Australia’s Strategic Decline: Is it Terminal?
Australia’s strategic decline has been underway for years, and is worsening. What now?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Nepal Emerges as a Pivotal Point in PRC Insurrection Process
Opposition inside the PRC noted not only the Nepal example, but also the protests which recently toppled the governments of Syria and Bangladesh. Beijing will note the Nepali example as a threat to the PRC’s internal security situation in occupied Tibet, which Beijing has been at pains to contain.
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
EARLY WARNING | Pursuing the Wisdom of Endless Questioning
Cynicism and apathy — often products of older age — can be as dangerous as the smugness and ignorance of youth in shaping national policy.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Still Not a Priority? The End of the Antarctic Treaty
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 08/2025
HISTORY
ESSENTIAL READING | Never Beat Your Men
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Global Strategic Transition: Can it be Managed?
Is the two-faced Janus the god of the world’s present transition from one era to the next?