SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EARLY WARNING | Winning the War of Words Means Knowing When to Fall Silent
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Has the US Offensive Peaked?
In an evolving period of transformation, exacerbated by US global initiatives, everything has changed, but nothing has been resolved.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Ankara’s Mistake? The Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Defense Agreement
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?
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
Trade Winds: The New Global Distribution Pattern, Again
Global trade route patterns are entering a period of massive change in 2026.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Türkiye Aggressively Expands its “Blue Homeland” Doctrine Toward Israel
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Why the Fighting in Ethiopia Matters
Ethiopia’s so-called civil war is very much a proxy war which is poised to transform the strategic balance in the greater Middle East, reducing the power of Egypt and the Suez Canal, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Persian Gulf’s Hormuz choke-point.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
The New US-Turkish Plan for the Eastern Mediterranean Shatters Traditional Alliance Patterns
Specific moves by the United States and Türkiye cause concern in Israel while also negatively affecting Greece and Cyprus.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Has Türkiye Finally Been Forced Off the Fence? And for How Long?
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
The Next Strategic Advantage: the Restoration of Literacy
Perhaps the “experiment” in universal, forced literacy, has been a failure, an historical blip. Literacy is in retreat because of technology and because inquiring minds challenge leadership patterns. Yet intellectual capacity— signified by literacy— determines strategic success. What is to be done?
PERSONNEL