We seem to be living through one of those moments in history when it’s difficult to process all the things that are happening across the globe. And yet somebody has to do so. Our political leaders, of course - but they in turn depend on advice from policy officials. One of the key recent learning [...]
Putin’s war of choice in Ukraine has untold impact on countless lives and on the future security and stability of human civilisation. What to say? Let's start with the nature of decision-making. Much has been made of Putin's shift from cool-headed strategist to Napoleonic visionary, and I confess that I saw nothing in the evolution [...]
Many years ago, I was talking with an Afghan who had lived through the country's civil war. After he had described the horrendous privations and dangers he and his family had experienced, he paused. 'Don't ever leave us like that again', he said. And that, horrifically, is exactly what is happening. Not everything since the [...]
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