ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Is Trumpism Driving Global Political Trends, or Merely Reflecting Them?
Is the move toward “conservative” governance in the Americas (the Western Hemisphere) a result of Trumpism, or is Trumpism a reflection of the anti-globalist, anti-government wave sweeping much of the world?
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 09/2026
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Is the US Losing the Middle East? Has it Already Lost it?
President Trump has alienated not only some of the Persian Gulf states, but also Israel, damaging what had been an unbeatable support base for him and the US.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Strategic and Tactical Lessons of the Iran-US War
The Iran-Israel ongoing war, and the 2026 variant of Iran-US conflict delivered its own set of lessons, mostly centered around the prepared use of dispersed and autonomous fighting commands.
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
Military Aircraft Manufacturing Proliferation Creates a New Age of Alliance
Remaking the military aerospace market is very much a part of remaking the global strategic architecture. What is happening now takes us back to mid-20th Century frameworks and, increasingly, to a revived multi-polar world.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
How Niger's Attempted Coup Exposed Decisive Geopolitical Competition in West Africa
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.
HISTORY
ESSENTIAL READING | The Worst Pandemic in History
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Canada’s Pivotal Role in the New Indo-Pacific
Canada is emerging as a major new factor in the Indo-Pacific as well as in polar strategic realities, particularly since the forced separation of Canada from its stagnant, seven decade-old security situation subordinate to the US.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
NORAD is Dead; Long Live NORAD
Transforming military technology coupled with geopolitical realignments are starting to clarify the conditions for a clean-sheet re-evaluation of the US-Canada strategic framework, currently governed by a politically dysfunctional NORAD (North American Air Defense) alliance.
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?