Latest from Gavin Wilde

In Russia’s Information War, a New Field of Study Gains Traction
Acmeology, described by scholars as “a manipulative and mechanistic approach to social reality,” is a uniquely post-Soviet discipline that attempts to model how individuals and groups can achieve their highest possible professional potential.

Historic Conflicts Teach Us About Current Small-State Leverage
Can a purported great power maintain that aura if it fails or refuses to provide safe harbor to a supplicant, particularly one that stands to augment that great power’s strengths? Would rivals perceive restraint — rational or otherwise — as anything short of weakness?