Category Geopolitics

Terminal Altitude: Why Ukraine’s Fighter Fleet Will Collapse Without Immediate U.S. Reengagement

Terminal Altitude: Why Ukraine’s Fighter Fleet Will Collapse Without Immediate U.S. Reengagement1. Executive Summary On April 12, 2025, Captain Pavlo Ivanov, a 26-year-old Ukrainian Air Force pilot, was killed while flying a U.S.-donated F-16 on a combat mission. He was…

The Deep End: Trump, the Great Lakes, and Canada’s Invisible Sovereignty Crisis

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The Deep End: Trump, the Great Lakes, and Canada’s Invisible Sovereignty Crisis I. Introduction – ā€œThe Border Beneath the Surfaceā€ In the dying days of his first term, Donald Trump floated the idea of buying Greenland. It was absurd—until it…

The Empire That Forgot It Was One: JD Vance, Greenland, and the Death of the Rules-Based Order

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The Empire That Forgot It Was One: JD Vance, Greenland, and the Death of the Rules-Based Order I. INTRODUCTION: THE EMPIRE IS NO LONGER SUBTLE This isn’t a drill. This isn’t a weird headline you laugh at and scroll past…

ISR: The Eyes of a Dying Empire: How America Watched the World Burn—One Thermal Feed at a Time

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ISR: The Eyes of a Dying Empire: How America Watched the World Burn—One Thermal Feed at a Time I. Prologue: The Empire That Watched Itself Die A drone orbits over a parched village outside Kismayo.The feed is clean.The horizon shimmers…

The Trump Doctrine: Isolationism, Dominance, and the Death of Partnership

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The Trump Doctrine: Isolationism, Dominance, and the Death of Partnership 1. Executive Summary The so-called ā€œTrump Doctrineā€ has often been mischaracterized as incoherent, improvisational, or purely reactive. In reality, it is one of the most brutally consistent strategic frameworks to…

Trump’s Fentanyl WMD Order: Economic Warfare, Law Enforcement Overreach, and North American Sovereignty at Risk

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Trump’s Fentanyl WMD Order: Economic Warfare, Law Enforcement Overreach, and North American Sovereignty at Risk 1. Executive Summary The United States and Canada are already locked in an escalating trade war, with Trump imposing heavy tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum,…