May 2026
Hormuz Is a Warning for the Indo-Pacific
What Hormuz unleashed.
Spy vs. AI
How artificial intelligence will remake espionage.
The Cost of the AGI Delusion
By chasing superintelligence, America is falling behind in the real AI race.
China’s AI Arsenal
The PLA’s tech strategy is working.
The AI Power Paradox
Can states learn to govern artificial intelligence—before it’s too late?
The Crumbling Pillars of Global Peace
War, empire, and the forgotten power of the United Nations.
Iran as Vietnam, Ukraine as Korea
Similar wars end in similar ways.
Does Trump Have a Strategy?
A Conversation With A. Wess Mitchell
Orban’s Fall and Europe’s Rise
The dawn of a strange new European consensus.
Why Mexico’s Cartels Are So Hard to Defeat
The real test of Sheinbaum’s security strategy.