The Wooden Nickel
The Wooden Nickel is a collection of roughly a handful of recent topics that have caught our attention. Here you’ll find current, open-ended thoughts. We wish to use this piece as a way to think out loud in public rather than formal proclamations or projections. A...Geopolitical Challenges and Statecraft
For this week’s geopolitical look, we examine the conflicts shaping the trajectory of the 21st century. The first is the US-China rivalry, which is quickly coalescing around the sovereignty of Taiwan. The second is the struggle for authority in global institutions as...The Day After & the Era of Transformation
As the world struggles with the looming prospect of a widespread economic slowdown, we begin our look at the Day After with an analysis of how the EU is preparing itself for a recession. From there, we look at the dynamics of the food shortage shaping politics in the...Geopolitical Challenges and Statecraft
The Global South has long been a battleground for global power competition. While US economic and political influence in the Global South has waned in recent years, Russia and China have stepped up their investments in the region and it’s paying off. The first article...Sign Up for Our Publications
