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Power is rarely where it appears.
NullFrame maps the systems, incentives and hidden dependencies shaping geopolitics, technology and institutional control.
MAD After New START
How multipolarity, hypersonics and institutional erosion are reshaping nuclear deterrence in 2026.
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Abundance and the Architecture of Dependence
Could advanced AI make everyday life materially easier while concentrating the power to set its terms?
Europe Under Three-Vector Pressure
Russia, China and the United States exert different pressures on European integration.
The Algorithm That Refused
Why jurisdiction over AI matters more than ethics rhetoric.
Designed Dependence
Digital identity and the architecture of access.
Why Taiwan
How optimization turned one island into a single point of continuity.
How Optimization Made Judgment Optional
Why judgment became expensive and delegation became default.