Tag: foreign-policy
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YOU (USA)HAVE THE WATCH — THEY HAVE THE TIME (IRAN)
The United States measures progress in days. Iran measures it in endurance. That is the mismatch. And in war, mismatches decide outcomes. Because the actor who controls time does not need to win the battlefield. It only needs to make sure that the war does not end on the opponent’s terms. The United States may…
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THE END OF THE MARITIME SECURITY FRAMEWORK
Key Points * The global system depends on secure maritime trade routes * U.S. power has underwritten that system since World War II * This role is a strategic choice, not a permanent condition * Internal pressures are now constraining external commitments * Chokepoint disruptions reveal systemic vulnerability The system is shifting from stabilising to…
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Globalization Suspended Geopolitics
For several decades, U.S. strategic planning has increasingly focused on the Indo-Pacific as the central theatre of global power competition. This assumption underlies force posture decisions, alliance structures, and the designation of China as the primary pacing threat. Yet if the geopolitical conditions that sustained globalisation weaken, some of these assumptions may prove less certain.…
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The Strait That Tests an Order
Author Comment This essay explores a structural question in strategy: why major wars tend to emerge during periods of institutional strain rather than political stability. If crisis periods weaken legitimacy and intensify internal division, external conflict can become more than a geopolitical contest. It becomes a test of whether the political system itself can sustain…
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Preview — March 10, 2026
Preview — March 10, 2026 Strategy often fails not because power is lacking, but because the analogy guiding it is wrong. Treating Iran like Venezuela — assuming sustained pressure will fracture elites and produce a compliant successor — is a dangerous misread. Iran’s authority rests on dense clerical, security, and ideological institutions, as well as…
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The Centre of Gravity of a Republic
Many realists believe the United States must manage a new multipolar world. Among them is the internationally known political risk analyst John Hulsman. The true center of gravity of a republic lies with its citizens. Yet, a deeper question emerges. Can the republic itself sustain that role?
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AFTER WINTER: BUILDING THE BLUEPRINT FOR SPRING
Winter is here! The great clock turns, and in the turning, winter’s chill settles deep into the bones of the land. The grand structures, once vibrant with noise and light, now stand in a stark silhouette against a pale sky, their foundations whispering of strain. This is not an anomaly, but a season within a…
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HONORING CHARLIE KIRK IN THE FIGHT TO SAVE OUR REPUBLIC
“A Call to Action for Civic Renewal and Engagement” DEAR ESSENTIAL AMERICAN CITIZEN, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ME — an American citizen watching our republic erode. Leftist Commentators and have smeared Charlie Kirk, even in death. By do so they have smeared Charlie’s supporters, millions of American Citizens as “fringe element” or “radical extremists.” That’s…
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Indonesia as America’s Compass Rose in a Multipolar World
INDONESIA: AMERICA’S INDOPACIFIC COMPASS ROSE; ITS TUTOR AND GUIDE FOR AMERICAN FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICY WITHIN THE GEOPOLITICS OF INDOPACIFIC MULTIPOLARITY
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WHAT IS IN A NAME? DID YOU KNOW WE ARE AN INDO-PACIFIC NATION? WELL, THAT’S WHAT OUR POLICYMAKERS CLAIM! BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK?
In an era where the United States claims to be an “Indo-Pacific nation,” we must critically examine this assertion. This essay argues that the U.S. self-identification as an Indo-Pacific nation is undermined by geographical distance. There is also a cultural disconnect and a history of neglect. This reveals a troubling gap between rhetoric and reality.…