Feb 10, 2026
Often seen as the gold standard for societal resilience, Finland has many admirers. The Secretary General of its Security Committee, Petteri Korvala, describes Finland’s approach.
Many nations are exploring how to build societal resilience as part of a comprehensive approach to security. The Scandinavian countries are...
Jan 27, 2026
Britain was not ready for the First World War but some key, if embryonic, plans and capabilities proved vital. Sir Hew Strachan discusses the lessons for today.
With concerns rising about how ready Western nations are for the risk of war in Europe, we discuss the lessons from Britain’s preparation for The Great War....
Jan 13, 2026
Professor Michael Epkenhans describes how Otto von Bismarck’s adroit use of war, realpolitik and the harnessing all levers of state power unified the German nation.
Otto von Bismarck, Prussian Chancellor and – after 1871 – the leading political figure of the Second German Empire after the Kaiser, hated to be...
Jan 6, 2026
Innovation has long been a Western strategy, but how can it be made effective against an industrially and economically strong China? Dame Fiona Murray explains.
A defining feature of the West's Cold War approach to the Soviet Union was leveraging its technological and economic advantages, including through 'offset...