Europe is something else: a space power by necessity, still catching up in strategy

How satellites can become daily tools for security and resilience

If diplomacy were theatre, this would be opening night

Strategic loneliness is back in vogue. America is no longer just questioning its alliances; it’s actively shaking them.

There was no coup. No collapse. Just a slow, steady erosion of trust, of power, of narrative. The post-Cold War dream—that open markets, open societies, and American muscle would keep the world spinning—was a fantasy wrapped in strategy paper

While the artillery rhythms of Ukraine consume the world’s headlines, the collapse of Gaza’s skyline, whispers of war over Taiwan and an actual conflict in the wider Middle East, a quieter and more decisive frontier is forming, slowly, almost invisibly, at the top of the world. It is not framed in the conventional language of […]

Greek-French philosopher Cornelius Castoriadis wrote that a society exists only insofar as it creates for itself a world of meanings. Institutions are not merely structures; they are sustained fictions—real only as long as people believe in them. By that measure, the world order has already ceased to exist.

In the smoke and shrapnel of the war now raging between Israel and Iran, the world confronts more than a regional conflagration. This is no mere border skirmish or tit-for-tat exchange. It is the violent eruption of a long-brewing storm—one that signals the collapse of a global framework once held together by diplomacy, deterrence, and […]

The Ukrainian war effort was shaped not just by national alliances but by the inclinations of executives in California boardrooms

If the Cold War's race to the Moon was about symbolism, today's version is about control of infrastructure, alliances, technology, and, above all, rules

Space—the vast, unclaimed expanse we’ve long romanticised—is fast becoming the next arena of competition.

Advocacy for principles worthy of defence can only be realised away from the current state of lethargy and individualism. This demands a deep dive into the realm of political engagement for those looking to be the architects of their own history rather than its victims.

Trump’s focus on Greenland underscores the Arctic’s emerging status as a front in great power competition

Since World War II, the United States has built its global influence on the foundation of a stable, peaceful Europe—a reliable ally and vital springboard for power projection.

One region on Earth stands as a nexus for these converging threats more than any other. Though it may not yet be the primary focus of global powers, it is poised to become so

The "Quartet of Chaos", & the Strategic Challenges to U.S. Dominance

Rudyard Kipling, with his poignant words, asks “What do they know of England who only England know?” Though simple, his expressions and language are piercingly acute. They evoke a sense of incomprehension and distorted perception. He suggests a subsequent realisation, a confrontation with a deeper truth. This truth permeates the EU’s approach to understanding and […]

Power, a Chimera, a multifaceted concept, is not static. It evolves, comprising disparate parts, each more imaginative, implausible, and dazzling than the last. The broader concept of power encompasses the ability to instigate or inhibit change. Within social and political philosophy, more precise definitions of power delineate the specific types of changes involved. Social power, […]

‘Chaos theory suggests that in a deterministic system, if the equations describing behaviors are nonlinear, a tiny change in the initial conditions can lead to an unpredictable result.’ Social sciences are nonlinear. Predictability is out of the question when ‘episteme’ emanates from human-rooted action. It is a dangerous habit. Yet a future-looking policy, commanding accuracy, […]