ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Geopolitics: The Baseline Discipline of Strategy
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Is the US Losing the Middle East? Has it Already Lost it?
President Trump has alienated not only some of the Persian Gulf states, but also Israel, damaging what had been an unbeatable support base for him and the US.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
The Wars Betwixt State and Society
Could the growing schism between the societies which make up the nation-state and the state itself be at the core of the challenge to the 21st Century as populations now debate whether, and how, they can re-structure the Westphalian geopolitical matrix, perhaps one society at a time.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Strategic and Tactical Lessons of the Iran-US War
The Iran-Israel ongoing war, and the 2026 variant of Iran-US conflict delivered its own set of lessons, mostly centered around the prepared use of dispersed and autonomous fighting commands.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Breaking the Closed Loop Which is Yemen, and How History Led to the Impasse
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
All Fall Down: Is Civilizational Collapse Even Worth Considering?
Failure to consider and plan for the greatest of global uncertainties means a guaranteed unreadiness to meet them.
HISTORY
ESSENTIAL READING | The Worst Pandemic in History
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Strategic Messaging: The Frequent Point of Failure
Has the US’ patchy record in strategic messaging robbed it of the consistent strategic progress it could have had, and denied it the support of various societies around the world? This may be coming to a head in 2026. But first, how do we define “strategic messaging” in the 21st Century?
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Is the New Strategic Framework Being Built on a “Balance of Ignorance”?
There are many in policy positions who — in all ages — are happy to dispense with grounded, independent, and deep, objective analysis. They want what they want, and they do not seek countervailing arguments to deter them. But it hardly plays into the goal of long-term societal success.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
HISTORY | Haile Selassie and the Limits of Collective Security
Ninety years after Ethiopia's appeal to the League of Nations, the episode remains a case study in the gap between formal condemnation and effective deterrence.
HISTORY