Backgrounders
Biden’s Day One Executive Actions Take Aim at Key Planks of Trump Era
In what seems to be an emerging norm for the executive branch, US President Joe Biden has wasted no time in dismantling key planks of his predecessor’s agenda.
Warfare Evolved: Drone Swarms
The advent of drones may have revolutionized modern warfare, but the disruptions are only getting started.
Backgrounder: Geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean Conflict
Who is backing who in simmering geopolitical tensions over energy deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean?
Warfare Evolved: Quantum Radar
The next great leap in radar technology threatens to render strategic standards like stealth technology and signal jamming irrelevant.
Strategic Commodities 2.0: US Lithium Production
US battery giants have long been reliant on foreign lithium supply for their production. But this is now changing.
Why Protectionism Could Not Solve Trump’s Trade Deficit
President Trump came to power on a platform of reducing the trade deficit, yet in 2020 the gap remains wide as ever. What went wrong?
The Wagner Group: Intrigue, War, and Resource Extraction in Africa and Beyond
After initial deployments in Ukraine and Syria, the African continent has become the main theater for Wagner Group operations.
Backgrounder: Evolution of Organized Crime in Mexico
Ad hoc policy responses on either side of the US border are frequently powerless in the face of the geopolitical, economic, and political forces fueling the rise of organized crime in Mexico.
Timeline: The Downward Spiral of China-Australia Relations
Chronicling the events that led to the present low point in China-Australia relations.
Warfare Evolved: Hypersonic Missiles
Gauging the strategic impact of a new generation of missiles that defy all known manners of conventional interception.