Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
A collection of my editorials focused on uncovering what lies beneath the headlines
The gathering of senior American diplomats, administration officials and military commanders in Tokyo from October 7 to 9 has highlighted the strategic importance Washington attaches to President Donald Trump’s planned…
Ethiopia is approaching a dangerous point at which an internal political conflict could develop into a wider confrontation across the Horn of Africa. The renewed fighting in Tigray, the continuing…
The accelerating integration of artificial intelligence into military command structures is creating a strategic problem that neither Washington nor Beijing can afford to treat as a purely technological question. An…
The failed mutiny that erupted in Niamey on August 29, was more than a fleeting security incident. It was a stress test of the entire post-coup order that General Abdourahamane…
The Israeli air strike on the Abu al-Duhur military airfield in Idlib is far more consequential than the destruction of another degraded military facility. It signals a decisive shift in…
Japan is entering one of the most consequential phases of its postwar security transformation. What is emerging under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is not simply a larger military or a…
The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan on August 7 marks a significant shift in the security politics of West Asia and the…
The six month confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran has fundamentally altered the strategic landscape of Eurasia. Much of the international debate has focused on military operations, energy…
The Pentagon’s formal launch of the Europe Posture Review marks one of the most significant shifts in transatlantic security since the end of the Cold War. When Under Secretary of…
The signing of the Section 123 Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement between Washington and Riyadh marks a defining juncture in contemporary West Asian geopolitics. Formally structured to facilitate the transfer of…