The Shadow of Civilization: Ontological War and the Path to Victory
By 2025, world leaders had publicly signaled their readiness to adopt the rhetoric and operational frameworks established by Arnold Toynbee and Samuel Huntington. These scholars envisioned human history as a continuous cycle of coexistence and conflict between distinct civilizations across the globe. …
Cognitive warfare and cognitive superiority
The European tradition of thinking and public discussion is deeply rooted in Aristotle’s thesis on rhetoric. At the end of the day, this approach is also widely used in the way we see modern information warfare and tackling it. In 335 BC, …
Who are we?
The dawn of the second quarter of the 21st century has been characterized by a resurgence of late 19th-century dynamics — an era defined by powerful empires and smaller states that were forced to navigate their own paths amidst imperial ambitions. Just …
What war will we be fighting in 2026?
How has Ukrainian consciousness changed during 2025? How are new technologies changing our reality and how are old concepts dissolving? What is cognitive warfare and cognitive advantage? Why are we less interested in “what’s going on in Russia” and are our gazes finally directed …
World Peace Summit vs. “new geopolitical reality”
Bürgenstock’s crucial peace talks could shape the future global security architecture and mark a significant moment in history, having far-reaching implications for international relations, security and peace. …
The dead end of history: no peace for Ukraine means more war for the West
No peace for Ukraine means more war for the West …
Re-federalisation: avoiding the risk of Russia’s collapse
While western elites continue to support Ukraine, they also worry about the potential collapse of Russia following a defeat on the battlefield. In order to overcome this binary, we must discuss how to truly transform the Russian Federation into the pluralist state …
How the western political elite can move from uncertainty to certainty in the Russian war
There continues to be much debate about the prospect of a “stalemate scenario” in Ukraine. While such a situation may seemingly decrease uncertainty on a short-term basis, this does not take away Putin’s ability to cause further trouble down the road. …
The Dead End of History. Anti-Fukuyama, or Seven Levels of War
The meta-war continues in the realm of values. Where one part of the world considers Russia and China evil, and another part of the world hates the United States of America. This means that any changes of reality in the physical dimension …
Defining Russia’s defeat: the war’s exit strategy and a new international security architecture
Numerous publications have recently explored various scenarios for the development of the conflict, considering both military and political aspects, as well as the involvement of key decision-making centres, such as Kyiv, Moscow, Washington and Beijing. These scenarios can be broadly categorised into …
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