British Empire

How World War II Might Have Been Lost But For the Doolittle Raid

The Indian Ocean and Suez were wide open to Japan. India, the British position at El Alamein and the entire Middle East were on the brink of being lost…

Apr 18 • Guest Author

Trump’s Hormuz Trap Snaps Shut

Iran thought it could extort the world. Instead, Trump is turning a closed Strait into leverage, rising U.S. energy exports, and a global reordering.

Apr 13 • Rod D. Martin

The "Evils" of Capitalism

Capitalism’s critics cling to a mythic past, but the record shows the factory age ignited rising living standards, broader opportunity, and the modern…

Mar 28 • Guest Author

More Admirals Than Warships: The Slow Death of British Sea Power

An island nation that cannot reliably send a fleet to sea is not merely underarmed. It is living in strategic denial — and from the U.S. perspective…

Mar 25 • Rod D. Martin

What If Trump Is In No Hurry to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz?

The real insurer of global trade is the U.S. Navy. The world is about to figure that out to its (and Lloyd’s) dismay.

Mar 20 • Rod D. Martin

India Seizes Shadow Fleet Tankers — and BRICS Begins to Break

In an historic realignment, India quietly tilts toward America — and Moscow, Tehran, and Beijing feel the heat. The consequences could reshape the…

Feb 24 • Rod D. Martin

Rubio: "The Old World Is Gone" - Address to the Munich Security Conference

In Munich, Secretary of State Marco Rubio buries the old order, defines the new era in geopolitics in which American allies must be true partners, not…

Feb 16 • Rod D. Martin and Guest Author

Will China Turn the Moon Into Its Next South China Sea?

Beijing’s playbook for sovereignty is as bold as it is simple: claim big, build fast, dare the world to stop it. Now it means to take that strategy…

Dec 23, 2025 • Rod D. Martin

Thanksgiving and Puritan Geopolitics in the Americas

Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay and the little-known colony of Providence Island in the Caribbean were part of a broader Puritan geopolitical strategy to…

Nov 28, 2025 • Guest Author

How Trump Is Quietly Dismantling Russia’s Strategic Perimeter

As Moscow fixates on its Ukrainian quagmire, Trump is rewiring the Caucasus, Central Asia and even China’s incentives — leaving Russia exposed on every…

Nov 15, 2025 • Rod D. Martin

Veterans Day, Armistice Day, St. Martin's Day

Three November 11th traditions remind us that peace is not the mere absence of war, but the presence of men willing to fight for the good.

Nov 11, 2025 • Rod D. Martin

Six Centuries From Agincourt

King Harry and his victory have shaped the Anglo-American character as few things ever have.

Oct 25, 2025 • Rod D. Martin

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