Author: Julian McBride

Julian McBride

A renewed Korea conflict would open with North Korean artillery and missile strikes placing Seoul under extreme early-phase risk, potentially causing mass casualties within hours due to proximity and force…

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Julian McBride

China’s growing alignment with the Kuomintang and the risk of election interference make Taiwan’s 2028 vote a decisive moment for regional stability. In January 2028, the Indo-Pacific faces a vital…

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Julian McBride

Taiwan’s current predicament highlights a broader issue of strategic preparedness in an increasingly uncertain global environment. Beyond immediate disruptions, the crisis underscores how energy security has become central to national…

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Julian McBride

How the 2026 Iran War should prompt the protection of citizen life and critical infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific. The ongoing 2026 Iran war is the highest level of regional conflict…

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Julian McBride

President Trump faces a major risk of being baited into a ground or amphibious operation which would benefit the Iranian regime, as its fortified terrain is a major advantage. The…

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Julian McBride

The ongoing American-Iranian War is now a race against time, as the failure to calculate a broader range of critical energy assets, maritime shipping lanes, and the will of the…

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Julian McBride

It is more imperative than ever before that the United States immediately allocates funds and resources to restock missile defence interceptors and create more systems for layered defences. With China…

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Julian McBride

Overview of the Obama Administration's 'Pivot/Rebalance to Asia' in its 15th year anniversary and how his successors can enhance this policy for the next decade. During the early 2000s, the…

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Julian McBride

As the conflict between Syria's new interim government and the country's Kurdish militias comes to an apparent close, how did Ankara and Damascus corner the SDF? During the Syrian Civil…

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