Critical Mineral Competition and Building Processing Capacity
Competition for critical minerals is extending beyond securing mineral deposits towards developing industrial processing capacity and strengthening supply chain resilience.
Before the Battlefield: Industrial Power, Supply Chains and Strategic Resilience
Competition is not only about hard power and armed forces but also about ensuring countries have the industrial base to sustain military power. Strategic competition is becoming noticeably about resources, supply chains, manufacturing, and energy security that underpin military power.
Systems Sanction: A Russian Pressure Campaign
What was more a war of attrition has evolved into one where resilience, adaptation, and supply chains are increasingly crucial.
Sustaining Power: The Role of Infrastructure and Systems in Conflict
In a globalised world, targeting systems that support economic or military power may be how power is increasingly contested. Sanctions, disruption, or strikes on infrastructure, logistics, energy, shipping, or financial markets are part of the modern battlefield.
Beyond the Frontline: Russian Retaliation Against Ukrainian Drone Strikes
Russia's missile barrage over the weekend could be interpreted as force projection following setbacks on the front line.
Beyond the Frontline: Ukraine’s Infrastructure Disruption Strategy
Ukraine’s ability to influence frontline outcomes through systems and supply disruption indicates the war is becoming a battle of attrition.
Sanctions and Seizures: Energy Flows and Europe’s Maritime Dilemma
Tension is increasing between sanctions, enforcement, and freedom of navigation in Europe.
Europe’s Hormuz Dilemma: Balancing Strategic Risks
Europe’s response to Hormuz reflects a strategic dilemma shaped by competing risks.
Early Warning: Turkey and NATO’s Strategic Dilemma
Grey-zone strategy has some benefits for Iran without entering into direct conflict with Turkey or NATO.