A personal request for American leadership


Leaders must always keep their finger on the pulse of society. More so, in our globalized world, leaders must be able to read into international developments, especially in the case of the world’s most powerful country.

The Midfielders


Are you on the right side of history if you are on both sides?

The triple frontier of guns, funds and brains


The subject of power is a subject of such great practical importance. All assumptions on power can be tested against generally accepted historical evidence and most of them against everyday observations and common sense. However, the majority of the relevant scholarship tends to complicate rather than shed some light on this subject.