The Statecraft Institute

Calibrating Power. Interpreting Strategy

In-depth research and strategic analysis on geopolitics, statecraft, and international relations.

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Book Review

Book Review| Tides of Fortune: The Rise and Decline of Great Militaries

Zack Cooper, Tides of Fortune: The Rise and Decline of Great Militaries. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2025. 264 pp.

Dr. Garima Kumawat

Senior Fellow

October 19, 2026Read more →

Commentary

Bunker Down, Hunker Down – The Dead Hand Returns

nuclear-weapons russia

Dr. Stephen J. Cimbala

Distinguished Professor

October 15, 2026Read more →

Commentary

Washington’s Greenland Gambit: What the Shifting Arctic Order Means for India

security-pact arctic

Saurabh Sharma

Independent Researcher

October 14, 2026Read more →

Commentary

Why the Xi–Trump Summit Shocked Japan

conflict foreign-policy

Dr. Hideaki Shinoda

Professor

October 13, 2026Read more →

Commentary

Azerbaijan’s War in Nagorno-Karabakh and Turkey’s Role: The Domestic-Foreign Policy Nexus

conflict policy

Dr. Levon Hovsepyan

Associate Professor

Dr. Vahram Ter-Matevosyan

Professor

October 12, 2026Read more →

Commentary

Grand Strategy and Collective Memory: Lessons from Germany

grand-strategy collective-memory

An effective grand strategy is not only about political leadership but also about popular consent. Germany is an example of how shared memories of the past can give legitimacy to fundamental changes in foreign and defence policy. With increasing fragmentation of collective memory, governments will find it more difficult to generate the consensus necessary for sound strategic decision-making.

Dr. Eric Sangar

Associate Professor

October 9, 2026Read more →

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