Strategic
Essays
The Oldest Lesson
The US campaign in Iran was supposed to clear the board before a strategic withdrawal. Four weeks in, Iran operationally controls the Strait of Hormuz and is earning more per barrel than before the bombs fell. A geography-first analysis of what went wrong and why the map was always going to win.
Iran: Why This Isn't Iraq
Why the Iraq comparison flatters Iran's enemies and lets Britain off the hook
Notes on the World
A brief essay on demographics, power, and the end of the post-war order. The global system is breaking because several long-running structural forces are converging at the same time.
Greenland, Ukraine, and the Shape of the Coming Order
What most people miss about Greenland is that it is not a standalone issue. American posturing over Greenland is directly connected to the war in Ukraine, Europe's refusal to accept a negotiated peace, and the strategic reality of space, Arctic geography, and missile defence.
Was the Strike on Iran a Strategic Mistake?
Tactical brilliance, long-term uncertainty — and a West unsure what it stands for. The only viable strategic endpoint with Iran is regime change.
The iPhone and the Moral High Ground
Can a civilisation built on global supply chains claim moral superiority? An examination of the uncomfortable realities of modern interdependence.
The Peace Dividend Is Over: Britain Must Re-Arm
Our values are not universal. If we want to preserve them, we must be prepared to defend them — just as our ancestors did.