PERSONNEL
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Opaque New Phase of the Red Sea Competition
Washington had, by late August 2025, finally begun to focus on the strategic importance of the Red Sea-Suez sea lane and the essential element of control of the littorals which dominate the trade passage. But it is late in joining the party.
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.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Anger and Terror in the Turkish Armed Forces
President Erdogan’s new measures are leading to the politicization of the Turkish Armed Forces in order to control it to the fullest extent.
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.
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?
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
The Art of the Deal?
Short-term, transactional deals now emerging may ensure that the global transformation could be less decisive, less dramatic, and less effective than anticipated. But they may also be less disruptive, carrying many of the bad habits and ills of the past into the future.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EARLY WARNING | The World’s Wars in Search of Meaning
In the longer-term, we are moving — unless strategic consideration is given — into an age bereft of history, identity, and considered values and goals.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Possible Variable Evolutions of the Israeli-Iranian War
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
The Collapse of the Treaty World
Treaties, including the “international rules-based world order” (or Pax Americana), the UN, the EU, and NATO are being dissolved, abandoned, or challenged. What comes next?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The New RedMed Jigsaw Puzzle
All the pieces are in play simultaneously.