STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
ESSENTIAL READING | Revisiting, Reviewing
Important New Strategic Literature
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
The UAE: Triumph of Will Over Oil
HISTORY
Strategic Frameworks: The World After Westphalia
Global cyclical change led to a gradual shift from monarchies and empires to republics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But the cyclical age of “democratic republics” is now itself passing, as the world moves again from defensive to offensive posturing.
HISTORY
ESSENTIAL READING | Ruthless Evolution
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Private Military Contracting: Outsourcing Warfare
Private sector military forces have again become a norm of national security for many governments. But, as history shows, the costs may be higher than desired.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Critical Infrastructure: Taking the Heart Out of the Heartland
Today, strategic infrastructure is vulnerable to all threats. Gaining control of populations may be the first goal of 21st Century total war before hostilities begin, but destroying enemy infrastructure is the first goal once shots are fired, or e-fired.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Strategic Frameworks: How Sovereignty Evolves
The concept of the “Westphalian state” — the modern nation-state — has been evolving since 1648, but will we soon see a significant new way in which nationalism and sovereignty are perceived and structured? Somehow, the nation-state does not seem set to disappear.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ESSENTIAL READING | Après moi, le déluge
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Restoring the Power and Legitimacy of Governance
Could the restoration of aspects of a more traditional structure help stabilize and inspire Russian governance? Or, indeed, all governments?
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
2021: Return of the Leaders
The great malaise of 2021 will be the year of opportunity for leaders to make their mark.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Sound Reasons For the UK's “Back to the Future” Posture
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR