Tracing power, politics, and strategy - across ages and empires.
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How the US ran out of interceptors
On August 4, 2026, CBS News reported that the US was running out of interceptors and ammunition to supply the war in Iran.
Patriot interceptor stocks had fallen from roughly 2,330 to somewhere between 759 and 827. That means that US stocks...
How nations manipulate your feed
For years, we’ve known about the impact of social media on world events. From the Arab Spring to the current Iran War, these events have significantly shaped the course of events in unexpected ways.
But as we get further into the century,...
The Oil No Country Wants to Sell
And the four reasons why 32+ governments maintain a strategic reserve of oil
Bryan Mound sits off a two-lane road outside Freeport, Texas. From the shoulder you see pipes standing up out of the grass and the tops of a few tanks.
What makes a great naval chokepoint?
Check out a map of the world's busiest shipping routes:
Notice something odd? The lines don't spread across the open ocean. They bunch up into the same few gaps over and over, like sand through the neck of an hourglass.
Those who control...
The Thousand Year Chokepoint
Empires rise, empires fall. And the Strait of Hormuz has outlasted them all.
Originally, I was going to let others write about Hormuz. And then I came across this tweet that stirred a viral debate:
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