SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
All Sound and Fury …
Türkiye’s use of its recent military exercises as a means of propaganda, rather than training, show the ambitions of its president.
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DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Can AUKUS, Unrepaired, Succeed?
Failure to plan equals planning to fail. So goes the mantra of businessmen, statesmen, and warriors. Can greatness of outcome be guaranteed without greatness of vision and articulated goals?
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
A Shameful Conquest of Itself
Elections in the United Kingdom delivered “a government no-one wanted” and five years of wasteland in a world in crisis, saved only by a Crown still binding the “sceptered isle”.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
How Long Can the Sino-Russian Entente Last This Time?
The new Russo-North Korean “treaty” is designed to help Moscow and Pyongyang protect themselves from Beijing, for sound strategic reasons. The view that it was all about the US or South Korea misses the point, and the message for the future.
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
EARLY WARNING | The Costs of the Threats Which Never Come
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Transforming Turkish Defenses Now Also Geared to Israel
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 06/2024
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
ESSENTIAL READING | The Musk Phenomenon
HISTORY
ESSENTIAL READING | History’s Lessons Along the Sea Routes
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
Strategic Frameworks: Can There Be a “Post-Industrial Superpower”?
Is the West’s major problem that it has been deep into a utopian dream for decades?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
What If Xi Jinping Could Attempt Formal Taiwan Conflict in 2024?
The only logic which needs to be understood at this stage is that of Communist Party of China General Secretary Xi Jinping.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
US Election Year 2024 — How Does It Affect the World?
Most governments around the world are aware that US foreign and strategic policy is transformed during a US presidential election year, which occurs each four years. Is 2024 any different from past election years? And what does this portend for the world?