Israel Faces Diplomatic Isolation if it Loses the Battle to Control the Narrative
In November last year, I predicted that Israel would struggle to maintain an advantage in narrative warfare the longer combat operations in Gaza lasted....
Consumer Activists Are Turning Their Attention Towards Geopolitics
Companies are well aware of the reputational damage and financial losses targeted boycotts and consumer activism can cause. Infamously, when Bud Light partnered with...
Narrative Warfare: Competitive Victimhood in the Israel-Gaza Conflict
The battle to control the narrative is an essential element of modern warfare, especially given the prevalence of social media, the 24-hour news cycle,...
Rwanda is Becoming Africa’s Most Active Security Provider
On the surface, Rwanda is not an obvious security provider, having endured one of the worst genocides in recent history just three decades ago....
Are Israel’s Objectives in Gaza Attainable?
Sometimes, the only choices available to strategic practitioners are bad options and worse options. Since the attack by Hamas against Israel on 7 October,...
How Putin’s Coup-Proofing Measures Have Undermined Russia’s War Effort in Ukraine
Authoritarian leaders like President Vladimir Putin are faced with a dilemma: they require their military forces to competently conduct campaigns against external enemies, but...
Azerbaijan Takes Advantage of Armenia’s Strategic Isolation to Resume Hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh
It was only a matter of time before hostilities would resume in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region contested by Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians. A war was...
Greece’s Diplomatic Push to Become an Indispensable Regional Power
Due to its geostrategically valuable position at the heart of the Eastern Mediterranean, Greece has an opportunity to leverage its strengths to become an...
What History Could Have Taught Putin About the Loyalty of Mercenaries
Just a few years ago, the prospect of a mercenary chief seriously challenging the leader of a major power in the 21st century would...
Why the Rest of the World Has Not Aligned with the West Against Russia
Led by Washington, the democracies of Europe and North America have rallied behind Ukraine since the Russian invasion last February. Western state actors have...