ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
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.
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
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.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
There is little logic — and much gambling — at play in all the conflicts now emerging.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Tehran successfully used Houthis to discredit the recent Mecca Defense Agreement, as Türkiye refused to provide defensive assistance to Saudi Arabia following attacks.
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Failure to consider and plan for the greatest of global uncertainties means a guaranteed unreadiness to meet them.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The jury remains out as to whether Beijing has a clearly thought-through agenda with the Pacific Islands Forum, meeting this week, or even in Africa, or whether it is just lashing out to show that it still matters. But, rest assured, it is lashing out.
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA