Strategic
SITREPs
The Landlocked War
The Sahel juntas cannot win a war they cannot supply. Why the geography defeats Russia the same way it defeated France, and why this is going to land in Europe.
The Strait of Hormuz: A Food Chokepoint
The West has treated the Strait of Hormuz as an energy problem. The fertiliser supply chain suggests the real exposure runs deeper.
The Suwalki Gap
NATO's most cited vulnerability sits inside an enclave Russia cannot reinforce by land.
The 93-Mile Problem
The mouth of the Mississippi has always been America's strategic vulnerability. Cuba sits beside it.
The Fortress and the Strait
Iran has been struck. But geography made it a fortress long before the bombs fell. Analysis of why Iran cannot be invaded, what the Strait of Hormuz closure means for energy markets, and what the internal political crisis looks like before Western media catches up.
The Locked Sea
China has built the world's largest navy. It has not escaped its geography. Why the island chains, the Malacca Strait, and a rearming Japan mean Beijing's maritime power is more constrained than it appears.
Buffers, Tripwires, and a Continent That Refuses the Deal
Geography still explains the war. Politics now explains why it will continue.
Britain Between Worlds
Why America inherited Britain's strategic position. The fundamental problem in the modern British–American relationship is strategic rather than sentimental.