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Advancing the War Data Platform

Data is the new ammunition. Protecting it, understanding it, accessing it, and using it is key to intelligence awareness, battlefield success an…

I Never Met Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry just passed at his home in Port Royal, Kentucky, he was ninety-two. I never met him, though I wish I had.

The Incredible Global Birth Crash

A remarkable worldwide march into sub-replacement fertility is currently underway. National childbearing levels too low to maintain population s…

President Trump Pivots to Asia

What the Trump Administration has done is down-play the importance of a negotiated agreement with Iran (it had previously, fictitiously, claimed…

Most Countries Have Already Passed Peak Carbon Dioxide per Person

Here is something that few people are aware of — per capita carbon dioxide emissions (pcCO2) from fossil fuels peaked globally in 2013 and have…

China & Taiwan Update, March 1, 2026

The China & Taiwan Update is a joint product from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). The upda…

Why Finland, Norway, and Sweden Shouldn’t Top Freedom Rankings

Once again, Freedom House awarded Finland, Norway, and Sweden its top rankings in its annual Freedom in the World dataset. Finland received a pe…

Should Sweden Forget About Joining NATO?

Sweden No Longer Deserves NATO: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was an interjection of reality for European leaders accustomed to believe trade or…

Data Rock Star, Statistician, Visionary Dr. Hans Rosling, 'antidote to Pessimism' Dies at 68. 'He Made Data Sing'

News is coming out today that Hans Rosling (pictured above with his special extra-long pointer), global health expert, physician, statistician,…

Bratislava Summit: The Future of the European Project Without the UK Looks Bleak

In Bratislava, Europeans were only offered a largely meaningless promise of a “robust trade policy that reaps the benefits of open markets while…