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The French Protests and Counter-Insurgency
The Bond Market, Galula, and the Periphery
Oct 22
Ukraine Over a Barrel
Diesel, Drones and the Ukraine War
Oct 15
The Littoral Standard and the Battle for Brazil
The Brazilian Election, Venezuela, and Bretton Woods III
Oct 9

September 2026

The Condottieri State and the Congolese Forever War
Rwanda, great power conflict, and minerals in eastern Congo
Sep 7

August 2026

Iran Update: Clausewitz in the Gulf
The Strait of Hormuz isn't a chokepoint. It's a centre of gravity.
Aug 28

June 2026

The Next Crisis: Cuba, the Littoral, and the Taiwan Precedent
Why maximum pressure on a praetorian state fails and what Beijing is learning from it
Jun 30
Iran Update: The MoU and what it really means
Everything you need to know about the MoU and what is being said between the lines
Jun 22
Iran Update: Not your Daddy’s Forever War
The inevitability of American Forever Wars in the Middle East
Jun 8

May 2026

Deep Dives #2
The articles you need to read to be ahead of everyone else
May 28
Iran Update: The Siege of Hormuz
The next phase of the Iran War, but not the last
May 12

April 2026

Deep Dives #1
The stories that are going under the radar
Apr 21
SitRep Iran
How bad is this going to get?
Apr 2
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