The 2024 Lebanon War marked a significant shift in Israeli military and hydrostrategic objectives. Driven by an aggressive adaptation of counterinsurgency strategy, Israel intensified its operations against Hezbollah and extended its hydrostrategic ambitions. The evolving military campaign underscores the complex interplay between security imperatives and resource control, shaping both Lebanon's and Israel's strategic futures.

Is the West’s destiny one of "managed decline"? More likely, the new merger of various technologies may have the opposite effect

Ouline Map of the Proposed “Peace Park”

“how did our oil get under their sand?”

Is the War of Gaza a war for resources?

Permaculture builds "systems" that require as little human input as possible. It's hard work to set them up. But once it gets started, the system builds up and consolidates.

The French July riots of 2023 are a symptom of the megacity. Whatever the law and order issues, the riots couldn’t have emerged in a different urban system.

Trade is our “strategic depth”; it buffers the impact of local resource shortages, and allowed us to continue innovating across different environments.

The US State of Virginia was trying to exit a legal scheme in Apri 2022. The scheme illustrates the direct impact of "Response Measures" to the Climate challenge.

The fate of Lake Mead, in the Colorado River basin, illustrates the downside of centralization.

Climate Change will have adverse impacts. But they may pale in comparison to the impact of "Response Measures".

Mega-Cities are now accident away from turning into a cold concrete jungle.