PERSONNEL
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Élites as an Informal Influence on Society
Élites of all types exert influence on society, and therefore on government and policy. In a period of disruption, such as now, can we expect — and do we need — the stabilizing resurrection of traditionally-respected figures of influence to calm the transition?
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 02/2025
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
EARLY WARNING | Humiliation as Strategic Motivation or Malaise
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 09/2024
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
ESSENTIAL READING | The origins and history of the US’s obsession to make its aerial ground attack weapons more “precise”
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
Awakening From Dreams: Strategic Infrastructure Plans Which May Disappear
Great plans to transform global supply chain dominance have largely been destroyed by economic and political collapse, from Beijing to most Western capitals.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
AUKUS: The Silence of the Silent Service
AUKUS was conceived to deliver nuclear power to Australian submarine capabilities. The treaty is emerging as a strategic success … except for achieving its primary purpose.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ESSENTIAL READING | Those Sent to War Must Also Be Merciful
AUKUS alliance
Strategic Architecture: An Evolution in the Pacific
A new geopolitical bloc is forming in Oceania, and it may be strategically significant.
Argentina
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 01/2024
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The View from 1997: New Strategic Environments Demand a New Doctrinal View
The global military environment has, with the political division of the world, changed dramatically since 1990. But military doctrine, and the tools to cope with the new world, are still insufficiently developed.