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Geopolitical Summary 18 October 2026
The US Army stood up an Autonomous Warfare Command, NATO published a "block, blunt, break" war plan, and Saudi Arabia went shopping worldwide for air ...
Oct 18, 2026 · Wedgetail Analysis DeskGeopolitical Summary 7 September 2026
In the week to 6 September the United States and Iran resumed open exchange of fire around the Strait of Hormuz, and the effects showed up in American...
Sep 06, 2026 · Wedgetail Analysis DeskOriginally on Wedgetail
Chokepoint Arithmetic: Eight Straits That Price the World
A handful of narrow waters carry most of global trade. Their insurance premiums are the world's honest risk index.
Jul 16, 2026 · J. CallasThe Carrier Question, Asked Honestly
Carriers are simultaneously the most useful and most targetable assets afloat. Both facts are true; policy must hold them together.
Jul 06, 2026 · J. CallasThe Age of Alliance Hedging
Middle powers are no longer choosing sides; they are choosing overlapping memberships and calling it strategy.
Jul 04, 2026 · D. OkaforOriginally on Geopolitics
Deterrence by Detection: Making Surveillance Do Coercion's Work
Persistent, publicised observation raises the cost of aggression before a single shot is fired.
Jun 24, 2026 · J. CallasAmateurs Talk Strategy: The Unfashionable Primacy of Logistics
Every recent conflict has retaught the oldest lesson — magazines, maintenance and movement decide outcomes.
Jun 13, 2026 · J. Callas