The US AI Acceleration Plan vs China’s Diffusion Model
The latest US Artificial Intelligence Strategy is a meaningful policy shift and should not be treated as just another...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The US AI Acceleration Plan vs China’s Diffusion Model
A nation must think before it acts.
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Trump and the Special Operations Panacea
The recent raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appears to have been a nearly flawlessly executed special operation....
The Trump-Class Battleship: Spectacle Wins Out Over Combat Power
After finishing my last article on the inability of the US Navy to build frigates, I was hopeful that...
The Africa Blind Spot: The US National Security Strategy and the Risks of Retreat
On November 5, the Trump administration unveiled the new National Security Strategy (NSS) for the United States. Since the...
The Present and Future of the KMT in Taiwan
Taiwan’s politics is at an inflection point. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which has held the presidency since...
Right Assessment, Wrong Tactics: Europe in the New National Security Strategy
Unsurprisingly, the National Security Strategy (NSS) has set off a storm across the Atlantic. The German chancellor called parts...
Breaking the Glass Ceiling of Irregular Warfare
“The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and the commander have to make...
The New US National Security Strategy: A Transactional Document that Marginalizes Africa
The first official National Security Strategy (NSS) of the second Trump administration, dated November 2025 and publicly issued in...
Central Asia Has a Drug Problem, and It Is Growing Worse
Not long after late 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan became independent,...
Czech Elections: Back to the Future as Andrej Babiš Sweeps to Victory
The Czech Republic, in a widely predicted result, returned former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and his ANO movement to...