Archive - The Business of Power

The Will to Become

True greatness requires radical transformation, not inherited status, but the will to become something beyond the given.

May 4 •

April 2025

To Get Rich is Glorious

Societies flourish when wealth is seen as a virtuous pursuit tied to creative power, and decline when wealth is treated with suspicion and resentment.

Apr 28 •

Victory demands the courage to eliminate your escape routes

Apr 20 •

Strategy doesn't stop at the border

No one lives in a vacuum, prevailing at home means shaping events abroad.

Apr 14 •

Victory Must Be Absolute

Secure power first, everything else comes later. A leader can only afford magnanimity when their position isn't on the line.

Apr 6 •

March 2025

The War of the Allies

A power that outgrows its origins must adapt or be torn apart by those who rely on it

Mar 31 •

November 2024

2024: President Trump's comeback

Geoeconomic implications of Donald Trump’s return to office.

Nov 6, 2024 •

March 2024

Erdogan in the Horn of Africa BoP Brief #10

Erdogan in Somalia. A conversation with Peter Ryan. Does Xi's China have a good story? My new book is out!!

Mar 13, 2024 •

February 2024

December 2023

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