ESSAY | The Oldest Lesson
The Oldest Lesson From Alexander to the B-2 bomber, Iran's geography has outlasted every enemy. William D. Frazer March 2026 What initially looked like...
SITREP | The Suwalki Gap
The Suwalki Gap — Global Sitrep Header GLOBAL SITREP SITREP · 22 March 2026 Title The Suwalki Gap Subtitle NATO's most cited vulnerability sits inside an...
SITREP | The 93 Mile Problem
The 93-Mile Problem — Global Sitrep Header GLOBAL SITREP SITREP · 11 March 2026 Title The 93-Mile Problem Subtitle The mouth of the Mississippi has always...
ESSAY | Iran and Why This Isn't Iraq
Iran: Why This Isn't Iraq Why the Iraq comparison flatters Iran's enemies and lets Britain off the hook William D. Frazer March 2026 Much of the current...
SITREP | The Fortress and the Strait
Header GLOBAL SITREP SITREP · 1 March 2026 Title The Fortress and the Strait Subtitle Iran cannot be occupied. The question is what bombing it actually...
Sitrep | The Locked Sea
Header GLOBAL SITREP SITREP · 20 February 2026 Title The Locked Sea Subtitle China has built the world's largest navy. It has not escaped its geography. Key...
SITREP | Buffers, Tripwires, and a Continent That Refuses the Deal
Header GLOBAL SITREP SITREP · Title Buffers, Tripwires, and a Continent That Refuses the Deal Body Geography still explains the war. Politics now explains...
SITREP | Britain Between Worlds
Header GLOBAL SITREP SITREP · Title Britain Between Worlds Why America inherited Britain’s strategic position Hero Map Map: Britain Between Worlds — SITREP |...
SITREP | Malacca Strait
Header GLOBAL SITREP SITREP · Title Malacca Strait A maritime chokepoint carrying outsized global risk Hero Map Map: The Malacca Strait linking the Indian...
Essay | Notes on the World
Essay | Notes on the World William D. Frazer Feb 3, 2026 A brief essay on demographics, power, and the end of the post-war order Introduction The global...
Essay | Greenland, Ukraine, and the Shape of the Coming Order
Greenland, Ukraine, and the Shape of the Coming Order Why strategic depth and deals matter more than rhetoric William D. Frazer Jan 28, 2026 What most people...
SITREP | Iran’s Northern Frontier
Header GLOBAL SITREP WEEKLY SITREP · Title Iran’s Northern Frontier Why geography makes occupation unlikely and politics makes it harder Hero Map Map: Iran’s...
SITREP | Venezuela and the Geography of Strategic Constraint
Header GLOBAL SITREP WEEKLY SITREP · Title Venezuela: Geography Will Decide the Outcome Oil is the lever. Endurance is the constraint. Hero Map Map:...
SITREP | Somaliland and the Red Sea Periphery
Weekly SITREP - Somaliland & the Red Sea Preheader Israel recognises Somaliland — the geographic logic is Bab el-Mandeb, the Red Sea, and positional power....