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
Xi Jinping in Pyongyang: The Tumult and the Shouting Dies
Xi Jinping hoped to rebuild his fortunes with his visit to North Korea, and state visits from Trump and Putin, but there is a real sense of emptiness after all the fanfare.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Is North Korea in Play?
Just as the West did not want to believe the old Cold War was over, and its players changed, so it does not wish to consider North Korea a non-communist state. But it truly may be. What is it, and how can the strategic equation now be re-evaluated?
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
Ending Iran’s Nuclear Façade
Major Western powers have for some time hidden their knowledge that Iran has already developed, tested, and deployed nuclear warheads for its strategic missiles. It is now critical to acknowledge the true position, and to assess the likelihood of their use.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
How Long Can the Sino-Russian Entente Last This Time?
The new Russo-North Korean “treaty” is designed to help Moscow and Pyongyang protect themselves from Beijing, for sound strategic reasons. The view that it was all about the US or South Korea misses the point, and the message for the future.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ESSENTIAL READING | Evaluating Warfare Through a Recent Lens
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.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
China: What if Xi Jinping Survives?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
ESSENTIAL READING | Strategy for Leaders
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
One BRIC at a Time
The Africa-Middle East space and the implications of the BRICS expansion and rising instability: it’s all about perception, and perception counts.
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
The Beijing “Talks”: On the Psychology of Strategic Incompetence
Regardless of the tactical milestones, is the outcome of the PRC-US conflict largely foretold?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR