PERSONNEL
HISTORY
ESSENTIAL READING | The Battle to Live “Like Free People”
Historian Benjamin Nathans of the University of Pennsylvania lifts his new book’s title from the traditional vodka toast of Soviet dissidents: to the “success of our hopeless cause”.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Limits of Long-Range Planning
Plans of attack rarely survive the first shot. Flexibility, guided by strategic principles, is key.
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?
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.
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.
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
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?
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | “National Salvation” Initiative Launched in Greece
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES