Diplomacy - Protection in shifting domains

Protection in shifting domains

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Diplomacy

Diplomacy is the management of conflict and interest through communication, signalling, and negotiated restraint. It shapes escalation, legitimacy, and narrative. This hub links diplomacy theory to modern political warfare, showing how state behaviour, messaging, and coalition dynamics influence security conditions on the ground.

Does NATO Still Have a Future?

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Does NATO Still Have a Future?

Lord Hastings Ismay once distilled NATO's purpose into a line: keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down. It was a formula that survived seven decades. In 2026, all three conditions are under simultaneous pressure. From both directions at once.

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Define safe

People love saying the world is “safer” after Iran was hit. Fine. Define safe. If energy chokepoints are under pressure, NATO is strained, hybrid warfare is rising, cyberattacks intensify and trust in institutions erodes, then no, the world is not safer. It is more brittle.

When Your Ally Starts Campaigning In Your House

Influence Operations

When Your Ally Starts Campaigning In Your House

The boundaries between partnership, influence and interference begin to blur, raising uncomfortable questions about sovereignty, democratic resilience and the changing nature of foreign influence.