Strategy&Future

Michael J. Mazarr, analysing conflicts in the “grey zone” in 2015, as part of a project initiated by the Strategic Studies Institute focusing on the changing nature of contemporary conflicts, attempted to formulate seven hypotheses about the future. It is worth recalling them now.

Poland in Great Power Competition – Jacek Bartosiak, Nicholas Myers and Zbigniew Pisarski debate the video presentation describing the interactions Poland had with US, China and Russia in 2019-2020.

“The numbers tell us this was a debate between change and experience, and change won.” CNN’s Bill Schneider was referring to the Iowa Democratic Primary on 3rd January 2008 won by Barack Obama (38%), followed by John Edwards 30% and Hillary Clinton 29%. On the Republican side, the winner was Mike Huckabee (34%), followed by Mitt Romney (25%), Fred Thompson (13%), John McCain (13%) and Ron Paul (10%). “People really are more important than the purse,” said Huckabee (in reference to Romney’s well-funded campaign), “and what a great lesson for America to learn.” But there was still a long way to go in both races.

Jacek Bartosiak, Scott LaFoy and Nicholas Myers debate the missile warfare, post-INF world, Russian, US and Chinese cruise, ballistic and hypersonic missile capabilities.

“Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything.” Normally we might be inclined to ignore Steve Jobs’ sales patter but here, on 9th January 2007 unveiling the first-generation Apple iPhone, he was – as they say – on point.

In the 31st January 1907 edition of Le Matin, under the headline Paris-Pékin Automobile: Un défi prodigieux, there was a really remarkable story which looked set to define what we now think of as the first era of globalisation. And since 2006 happens to be the year that Google Translate was launched, it shouldn’t pose too many problems for S&F readers if we re-publish the original text here:

Ridvan Bari Urcosta and Marek Budzisz talk to Professor Vladislav Inozemtsev, a Russian economist and director and founder of the Center for Post-Industrial Studies in Moscow, Senior Associate (Non-Resident) at CSIS, on Putin’s Russia, Navalny, Sputnik-V, Russian Economy and the future of Poland.

Jacek Bartosiak, Ridvan Bari Urcosta and Marek Budzisz talk to Andrey Kortunov on the shift in the global order and on multiple challenges that Russia is facing.