DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
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?
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.
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
What Makes a Great Power?
Nelson reminded us what makes a nation into a great power: uncompromised honor.
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?
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
EARLY WARNING | Uneasy Lies the Head that Advises the Crown
Does what we do make a positive difference in the life and history of our society? At what stage do we question what we may think are illogical or counter-productive orders or perceptions of a situation?
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 06/2025
RESOURCES
National Security and DEI
The salutary case study of Australia.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Australia, the "Lucky Country", and its Need for Introspection
Australia's electoral dive back into apathy comes just when the country faces uncertainty.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
VALEDICTION | Kerry Collison: His Own Man
His epitaph has already been so eloquently written by an eloquent, important life.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EARLY WARNING | Escaping the Strategic Impact of the Fevered Brain
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR