The UK Government is an organisation of hundreds of thousands of people, so it will always have internal barriers and silos due to its...

In today’s economy, it is more important than ever to understand the various forms of capital available to individuals. Capital, in its...

In his masterwork The Origins of Political Order, the seminal political theorist Francis Fukuyama draws a fascinating through-line...

Political movements, by and large, begin with shared values and, if they succeed, end in extraction, clientelism and favour trading. I...

“It’s a rule of ecology,” Kynes said, “that the young Master appears to understand quite well. The struggle between life elements is the...

From Thomas Foster, Founder and Director, A few months ago I sat down to do a business coaching and consultancy session with an a highly...

Canada has announced that it will be sending Ukraine 200 armoured personnel carriers, while the US appears to be intending to send around...

What are the key products for a cyber security expert to know? Firewalls: Firewalls are the most basic form of cyber security, and are...

Cyber-security is the topic de jour at Davos, not just in the scheduled sessions but in the ad hoc meetings too....

Strategy is about getting what you want; it’s about achieving a purpose, generally as quickly and efficiently as possible. I’ve found an...

The map is not the territory. No model of the world is ever going to be an exact match. But for all that, models of the world can be...

Many years ago I interviewed for a job that I wanted more than I’d wanted any job before. I’d spent the last 18 months building a high...

“But who versus? Who are we doing it versus?” the gang asks in one of the most renowned episodes of the long-running and controversial...

One thing I don’t see often in the media, but hear a lot from friends across Whitehall and do at least see reflected in a lot of...

Military Strategy and the Power of Democracy One of my favourite stories on the power of democracy concerns a US army intelligence...