SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
US President Trump has, it seems, opted to “declare victory and go home” from the war he began with Iran. And, unless toppled by the Iranians themselves, the autocrats suppressing Iran remain in power.
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
Our current pace of strategic change continues to overwhelm us to the point where it is often difficult to break down the areas of change attributable to technologies – such as artificial intelligence (AI) – and geopolitical moves from an age of globalism back to an age of nationalism.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
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
It seems likely that the US share of the global defense marketplace will begin to peak within the next few years, and then enter a period of decline.
PERSONNEL
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
How much does the AUKUS May 30, 2026, ministerial statement clarify how the alliance is emerging and tackling constant technological and geopolitical evolution?
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The overarching strategic US-PRC trajectory seems largely unchanged: the PRC in continued decline and the US in continued strategic consolidation. US allies are making separate plans to manage their strategic space to a greater degree.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Everything is connected, and it’s starting to become clear with the US strategic operations.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Did the US have no concrete follow-on plan to restore Iran as a stable ally of the US in the region, as it had been during the US Nixon Administration (1969-74)?
HISTORY