PERSONNEL
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Strategic Gambling of the Blind
The People’s Republic of China fights for survival; Russia surges; the US attempts to rebuild credibility; India sees its great opportunity; other powers are either dazed or prowling …
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The New “Go” Complexity of the Global “Great Game”
The chess-board of Central Asia’s “Great Game” was transformed into the intense complexity of the ancient Chinese game of Go — Weiqi — when the collapse of the latest phase of the eternal Afghan wars sent the consequences virally through global security frameworks.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
EN CLAIR | Cold War Redux: The West Loses Africa’s Horn
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
ESSENTIAL READING | Leadership From On High
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
The Ardeshir Zahedi Interview: Lessons of Diplomacy for the 21st Century
Few diplomats in the 20th Century were as active or influential as Iran’s Ardeshir Zahedi, who remains active while living — and writing — from exile in Montreux, Switzerland.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Revisiting Diplomacy as a Strategic Capability in 21st Century Conflict
“Diplomacy” needs to be re-defined to allow it to emerge as a major strategic tool.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
New Realities Emerging in the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is the anvil of a new world. But what exactly is the new world?
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Pres. Ebrahim Raisi: A Hard Man in a Strategic Cage
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions - 07/2021
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Strategic Warfare: Creating Countermeasures Against Weaponized Mass Psychosis
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Beijing’s Alliance Busting
The People’s Republic of China faces adversaries on all sides. How should it react?