Strategic Environment

Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China’s Superpower Future

Wong, an accomplished China reporter for the Wall Street Journal, delves into the enigmatic persona of Xi Jinping, who has become one of the most influential leaders in the world. Through meticulous research and extensive interviews, the book paints a vivid portrait of Xi, tracing his early years, rise to power, and the consolidation of…
The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order by Sean McFate

“The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order” by Sean McFate is a thought-provoking exploration of a growing and often overlooked phenomenon in the world of geopolitics – the rise of private military companies (PMCs) and their profound implications for global security and order. Sean McFate, a former private military contractor…
The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy: Why Strategic Superiority Matters by Matthew Kroenig

In “The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy: Why Strategic Superiority Matters,” Matthew Kroenig offers a compelling and thought-provoking analysis of the United States’ approach to nuclear deterrence. Kroenig, a respected scholar in the field of international relations, meticulously dissects the complex world of nuclear strategy, providing valuable insights into why maintaining strategic superiority is of…
The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future – by Victor Cha

“The Impossible State: North Korea” by Victor Cha is a meticulously researched and thought-provoking exploration of one of the most enigmatic and secretive countries in the world. Victor Cha,…
Book Review: White Sun War

White Sun War is a fictional account of a future invasion of Taiwan by the People’s Republic of China, and the regional war that occurs as the U.S., Japan, and other nations support Taiwan’s defense. The author, strategist and retired Australian Army general Mick Ryan, remains an avid writer in the field of future warfare…
The Race for Domestic Semi-Conductor Production

A single company in Taiwan, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), produces over 60% of the world’s microchips, and 90% of ten nanometer chips that serve as the backbone for the world’s cellular devices, computers, satellites, and other advanced electronics. Any interruption to this critical production line would have significant impacts to almost every industry…
Refining the Supply Stream: Where does America wish to be?

Reading Chris Miller’s Chip Wars and Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s Starry Messenger in any temporal proximity causes the reader to ask whether the world is accurately predicting the next technological offset. As tensions continually mount in South East Asia, concerns about the People’s Republic of China conducting a military takeover of Taiwan cause many to wonder…
Disinformation 2014: Putin’s War on the Truth

The Second Chechen war taught the Russian Federation the importance of controlling the media narrative. President Boris Yeltsin permitted news outlets free reign in the first Chechen war. Their reports of Russia Army tactical failures and human rights violations sapped public support for the war. His successor, Vladimir Putin, did not tolerate such media freedom…
The Russian Approach to Information War

Cyberspace provided Russia with new tools that it could incorporate into its existing political warfare doctrine. The Soviet Union used political warfare to subject target populations into a sense of constant political, economic, and/or security instability. The USSR used these techniques against both its domestic population and its Western adversaries during the cold war. Russia…