July 29th, 2026, in the Modern era, as the Wall Street Journal reports today’s news, the headlines are worth time-stamping as an archive — The politics (watch out for that left turn), and AI (oh open-source Anthropic), and historic wildfires in Europe (but nada about the clear and present security dangers of, uh, climate change) […]
Category: The Deepening Security Crisis
Another Perspective on Ukraine-Russia and What Comes Next
Perspective is essential in understanding causes of war — and roads to peace. Strategic Demands strives in our work to see security, and mutual security, with a realistic perspective. Here, Anatol Lieven, brings a “Responsible Statecraft” perspective…
Diversion, danger, and a deepening security crisis
Asymmetric war is not a modern phenomena. Throughout history tactics and strategies intended to drain the more powerful have been deployed. As a conflict extends, costs rise for the powerful. ‘Other’ threats are set aside. Provocations divert attention and now in our time we are presented with a threat far greater than asymmetric threats of Mujahideen-Jihad(ism)
