Disrupting Geostrategic Thought
Idle Meandering Thoughts (Part 2 of 2)
Russian intelligence has a long-running interest in identifying, collecting, correlating and ultimately exploiting information that users would rather remain obscure.
Lebanon: Inside the Shell
The 2008 Lebanon conflict continues to be misunderstood in much of Western discourse as a confrontation between a sovereign state and a
Lebanon: Beirut and the Polycentric Reality
The balance of power in Lebanon may be shifting. In a few days, I will again be involved in discussions with a
Working Hypothesis: Europe Seeks Relative Advantage from US Overextension
U.S. strikes on Iranian infrastructure are unlikely to achieve compliance goals. The more probable response is indirect escalation through asymmetric means, calibrated
Mission Profile: Soft Power as the New Dominion
Donald Trump and his administration’s haphazard approach to alliance discipline, strategic continuity, and the maintenance of American primacy supplied the final lesson:
Soft Power as Dominion: Speaking Softly, Building Systems
The most durable power is not enforced at gunpoint; it is embedded in systems. My industry has a simple rule: never do
The Currency War Nobody Wants to Name
Venezuela did not become problematic because it was authoritarian, corrupt, or illegitimate. It had been all three for years without provoking decisive
The Reassurance Trap
The Reassurance Trap: When Realism Is Rendered Consequence-Free With Trump’s appearance at Davos, the world on edge, and the frontlines unstable, reassurance
The Dodik Problem – Civil War in the Balkans Looms Large
As the U.S. and E.U. remain asleep at the wheel, the Balkans face what could be another Serb, Bosnian, Croat civil war,
Can the U.S. Counter China’s Growing Soft and Sharp Power Influence Through Sanctions?
Economic sanctions have long been the preferred foreign policy tool to outright aggression. Rising tensions with a developing China have forced many
American Insurgency – What Does a Peaceful Transition of Power Look Like Now?
America is supposed to be the world’s exporter of democracy, a profile in and of the peaceful transition of power for our
The Kurds – Betrayal and an ignored report highlight US policy failures
A US administration ignores the obvious, choosing betrayal over allies, trading Kurdish lives for a path towards US foreign policy failure.
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Blossoming Russo-Turkish alliance leaves U.S., NATO behind
Amid the failed politics of Patriot missiles and F-35s, Moscow and Ankara’s blossoming relationship has left NATO and U.S. interests exposed.
Cyber Warfare Now – Tales from the Digital Battlefield
Democracies worldwide are facing critical challenges from ever expanding cyberwarfare operations with the ability to not just threaten infrastructure, but to control
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The Mind of Bolton – AUMF and the New Iran War (A Parody)
John Bolton, President Trump’s National Security Advisor, is searching for a way to use the 2001 Authorization of Use of Military Force
