GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Libya: Working to a Doomed Solution
Why are there no real Libyan interests in the proposed Libyan solution?
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Anglosphere, Commonwealth, or CANZUK? Britain’s Choice
What builds enduring strategic alliances, blocs, and empires? “The enemy of my enemy” may be a friend, but for how long? And under what circumstances?
HISTORY
Strategic Frameworks: The World After Westphalia
Global cyclical change led to a gradual shift from monarchies and empires to republics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But the cyclical age of “democratic republics” is now itself passing, as the world moves again from defensive to offensive posturing.
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 02/2021
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Private Military Contracting: Outsourcing Warfare
Private sector military forces have again become a norm of national security for many governments. But, as history shows, the costs may be higher than desired.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ESSENTIAL READING | Après moi, le déluge
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
2021: Return of the Leaders
The great malaise of 2021 will be the year of opportunity for leaders to make their mark.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Twilight for the US-UK “Special Relationship”. Then What?
A cool US relationship with the UK means that Commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand could also view Washington with a more jaundiced eye, and strengthen, or rebuild, their traditional ties with the UK.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Sound Reasons For the UK's “Back to the Future” Posture
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Long and Short of Ethiopia's Current Wars
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
The US and the World: In With the Old; Out with the New
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE