We live in systems that do not end. Markets, geopolitics, technology, and institutions are not problems to be solved once, but environments that evolve. The most common strategic failure today is treating moments as final—believing that decisive action in the present outweighs adaptability over time. When strategy is framed that way, ego quietly replaces judgment. […]
“Russia Has a Long List of Demands for Ukraine? Well, So Does the West—And It’s Even Longer.”
Key Takeaways (For Busy Readers) For those short on time, here are the essential takeaways from this article: Trump is pushing for a quick end to the war, but history warns against rushing into a weak deal. The Minsk Accords (2014, 2015) allowed Russia to regroup and launch a full-scale invasion later. Any new agreement must avoid repeating that […]
Change from within?
Slowly issues are getting worse, and slowly the relationships deteriorate between old friends and countries, at the same time relationships are getting stronger and better, former foes are suddenly seeing and common enemy and circumstances that will unite them towards others. During most wars enemies have always expected pain and hardship to convince the enemy […]
Better the devil you know
With everything that goes on around us, it’s very easy to wish that different issues could be changed, by making sure new people were in charge, rather than the ones we have to deal with at the moment. Back when I was a teenager, I used to read a magazine called MAD, for you that […]