Our Belief
International Relations is the preserve of the diplomat, the 'pragmatist' who understands the nature of international affairs and how it affects the national interest. Strategic Studies is the preserve of the soldier who understands the nature of modern weaponry and how it can be used to intimidate challengers to the nation–state.
Our Objective
Is to challenge established presumptions on national security and the human condition in the diplomatic and military spheres. By seeking the deeper truth we liberate our minds, stay clear from dogma and give ourselves the chance to make the right decisions for conscience, country and the international community.
Our Motto
"If it is not right do not do it;
if it is not true do not say it"
– Marcus Aurelius –
Latest Articles
Final Days - the Decay of Robert Mugabe's Personal Rule in Zimbabwe
Mugabe is always said to be dying. Sometimes it is said more fervently, as if wishing it will make it so. Whenever Mugabe is seen visiting his “dentist” in Singapore, his “daughter” in China, or “having a holiday” in Malaysia he must be dying. Each time that the rumour mill has cried wolf, each time that the whispering becomes fantasising, the event has meant less, and Mugabe has become less real, less human, less mortal.
Disinformation and Subversive Agitation in the Alterglobal Movement
The analysis and study of the operating methods of social movements and the ideological content linked to the same, can easily be traced on the basis of open sources, which after adequate reinterpretation using the methodological approach to sociology of social movements, and the French school of psychological warfare, those of Géré and Pisano in particular, reveal the significant role that alterglobal movements play in the social destabilization of political (both local and national), military (national, NATO, and USA), economic (nationals and super-national), and training (public schools and universities) institutions.
By Giuseppe Gagliano, President of CESTUDEC (Centro Studi Strategici Carlo De Cristoforis), Milan, Italy
The Pirates of the Somali Coast
Somali pirates claim that they are the only national defence of the country's territorial waters against invading illegal foreign vessels. Research conducted by an independent Somali news site (WardherNews) stated that a staggering 70% of local coastal communities support the Somali pirates who are local fishermen, ex-militiamen and technical experts.
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