SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The civil war within the party moves into a new phase of suppression of Xi’s opponents and the broader public. The damage to the international economy will be immense. The cost to the Chinese people will be immeasurably more severe.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Do we even understand the four terms which will guide our command over the future: Sovereignty, Democracy, Monarchy, Republic?
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Algeria
It is clear that, well into the Russia-Ukraine war, Moscow’s combat air operations, and Russia’s doctrine and objectives, were not yet understood by Western professional observers.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Cold War II has begun. The global architecture has now changed. What can we expect in the security and strategic realms?
HISTORY
AFRICA
Washington, the Americas, and the Tragedy of PuYi: How the US awakes and finds itself isolated in its own region.
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
Australia
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
The burgeoning Moscow-Beijing-Tehran friendship spells a weakening of the impact of US sanctions. Tehran’s relief from sanctions in the short-term could lead indirectly to the PRC’s long-term control over Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz, cementing Beijing’s footprint in the region.