Bismarck Brief

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Dear reader, The world can be understood. This may seem obvious to the serial consumer of news, but for the wrong reasons. For the careful observer, the…
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Technological advances strengthen Russia’s artillery-centric army and shrink the threat of a rout from the air by NATO. Russia is poised to change…
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French leaders built the country into a global nuclear powerhouse to bolster French sovereignty. After years of stagnation, Emmanuel Macron plans to…
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Putin’s reformist defense ministers have used Marshal Ogarkov’s theories to build a more agile military able to counter NATO air supremacy, showing that…
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For decades, George Soros has implemented and shared a unique philosophy. But left without an aligned successor, his empire will be subsumed by more…
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Further betting on its natural resources-based economy, Russia is investing in Arctic infrastructure and development that will ultimately lead to…
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The Kochs financed an intellectual landscape to legitimize their political ideology, but deploying it in electoral politics has created unintended…
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French military procurement has institutionally outperformed its Western allies. With defense budgets poised to expand, France is well-positioned to…
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Germany's economic priorities are torn between industrial growth and energy degrowth. As its last nuclear plants are shut down, the choice is between…
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Development of drones both large and small has outpaced institutional adoption across militaries. Battlefield successes will pressure an update to a…
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The Scandinavian countries have selectively opted out of European and trans-Atlantic integration. A shared cultural identity and desire for autonomy…
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The Wallenbergs are both the benefactors and beneficiaries of Sweden’s political economy. Five generations in, they demonstrate the viability of…
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