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Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 06/2025
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ESSENTIAL READING | Beijing’s Theology of its “Right to the Seas”
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
The Reactive Fear Against Nationalism
RESOURCES
National Security and DEI
The salutary case study of Australia.
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.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The “Century of Türkiye” Lasted Only Three Years
The Turkish President’s ambitious plans to recreate the footprint of the defunct Ottoman Empire are facing widespread rejection, and dependence on foreign goodwill.
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?