Licensed but Not Delivered
The market loves binary stories about technology sanctions. Either the gate is open or it is shut. Either China is…
Category: Politics
The Hormuz Blockade Is an Inflation Shock with a War Wrapped Around It
Oil above $100 is only the opening print. The most dangerous mistake in global markets is to treat war like…
What if the enemy doesn’t surrender? The myth of easy SMOs
Aggressors choose when wars begin. History shows they rarely get to choose when they end. The decision to start a…
Why Multiculturalism and Authoritarianism Must Go Hand in Hand
Diverse Societies Require a Superior Force for Law and Order The prevailing narrative in modern Western democracies posits that multiculturalism…
Winning Feels Great Until the First Catastrophic Loss
The Illusion of Easy Military Victories and the Iran Quagmire The history of American warfare since the mid-twentieth century is…
The Iran Quagmire and the Specter of Suez: Why America Cannot Afford to Blink
As foolish as the war had started, it would be insanity to stop halfway. The joint United States-Israeli military campaign…
The Cheapening of War: How AI is Making Special Military Operations Irresistible
Artificial intelligence is collapsing the cost of covert action while multiplying its strategic rewards. For states willing to operate in…
The Algorithm Is the Ideology: How AI Is Dissolving Political Reality
We thought AI would be a tool for political analysis. Instead, it has become a weapon of mass persuasion, creating…