Dice, Hexes & History: Can Wargaming Save Estonia?
By Camlo Kalandra Source: David A. Shlapak and Michael Johnson. Reinforcing Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank: Wargaming the Defense of the Baltics. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2016. A new...
View ArticleStrife Feature | Contemporary Russian foreign policy – Examining the Ukraine...
By William Moray The 2014 Ukrainian Revolution – or Revolution of Dignity – and the subsequent Donbass War (Donbas, in Ukrainian) severely impacted the relations Russia held not only with Ukraine but...
View ArticleNATO is wounded, this Summit could break it
By Dr Zachary Wolfraim NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the Summit (Credit Image: NATO HQ) In light of the recent chaos consuming British politics and the looming NATO summit, I...
View ArticleEurope’s Greatest Gamblers: Anticipating Wars of the Future and Why European...
Anticipating war is out of fashion, yet the potential destruction and impact on global society of a major war are huge. By James M R Thorp Soldiers from Poland’s 6th Airborne Brigade and the U.S....
View ArticleEU Foreign Policy: More Grand Delusion than Grand Strategy
by Eliz Peck 24 May 2019 German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron after the signing of a new Germany-France friendship treaty at the historic Town Hall in Aachen, Germany on...
View ArticleNATO’s 21st Century Agenda: In Conversation with Paul King
by Hélène Kirkkesseli On 11 March 2020, Strife had the pleasure of welcoming Paul King, Programme Officer/Editor at NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division, to discuss the Alliance’s history, as well as its...
View ArticleEnhancing Cyber Wargames: The Crucial Role of Informed Games Design
by Amy Ertan and Peadar Callaghan “Risk – Onyx Edition (Ghosts of board games past)” by derekGavey. Licensed under Creative Commons ‘A game capable of simulating every aspect of war would become...
View ArticleThe Case Against Mexico Joining NATO
By Raúl Zepeda-Gil Artwork: “Esquadron 201,” The 201st Mexican Fighter Squadron, Mexican Expeditionary Air Force Artist: Ginny Sherwood Mexico has no benefit in joining the North Atlantic Treaty...
View ArticleTurkey is Winning the War of the Narrative
Photo Credit: Toetoe, licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. When it comes to strategic messaging, Turkey has been a glutton for punishment in recent years by seemingly fuelling crises as much as trying to...
View ArticleMade in America?: Poland’s Defence Industry
Polish mobile artillery shown at International Defence Industry Exhibition 2008 in Kielce, Poland. Licensed under Creative Commons. On 8 March, the Polish government released a statement indicating...
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