In earlier geopolitical posts, I established that any perceived rivalry between the US and the PRC did not occur as the product of happenstance. A variety of other historical factors throughout the 20th century played a role in ensuring that… Read More ›
Synopsis: The American military has long been bewitched operationally and strategically by Antoine-Henri Jomini’s formulaic approach to warfare. The universality of the Jominian consciousness is so well established other strategic schools usually operate beside it – or as a passing… Read More ›
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Across Europe, signs of distress are multiplying as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on. Food banks in Italy are feeding more people. German officials are turning down the air conditioning as they prepare plans to ration natural… Read More ›
Earlier this evening, I recently finished a few amazing playthroughs of Yugoslavia in Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall, an outstanding geopolitical strategy game developed by the Russian indie gaming cooperative Kremlingames. In the “Disorder in Yugoslavia” DLC, the player gets to… Read More ›
In Part I of “Post-Cold War Legal Ambiguities,” I sought to put forward the argument that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine should be reinterpreted with a broader historical perspective in mind. One aspect concerns the implication that Russia is seeking… Read More ›
Earlier this morning, just as I was beginning to work on the next half of “Post-Cold War Legal Ambiguities,” the mainstream news has reported that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated. Of all the places in the world… Read More ›
Most of the grand narratives surrounding the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict are all questions pertaining to the national sovereignty of the Ukraine. The official position of Post-Soviet Russia is that Ukraine is allegedly run by Ukrainian ultranationalists who at one point… Read More ›
Yesterday had left me so preoccupied that I was never able to commit anything to the Blog like another post or two. There are not that many personal articles penned by Julius Krein which warranted enough attention to be commented… Read More ›
Taiwan, formerly known as “Formosa,” has historically been an island contested by various colonial powers vying for control of neighboring Mainland China. Its geographical location also made it ideal for facilitating trade between China, Korea and Japan, which was exactly… Read More ›
Similar to Hong Kong, Singapore’s economic history was shaped by its former status as a British colony. The city-state once dubbed by Winston Churchill as the “Gibraltar of the East” came into being as another entrepôt for the British Empire…. Read More ›
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