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?
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SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Confusion in the Greater Sahel
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?
PERSONNEL
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?