Category Archives: International Security

Through A Glass Darkly YouTube Channel

Posted on Friday, April 15, 2022 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I just wanted everyone to be aware of a YouTube channel I started about three months ago called Through A Glass Darkly with Sean. Followers of this blog will be particularly interested in the channel’s geopolitical content. For instance, below … Continue reading →

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“We Hit Back” Featured in Abyss & Apex

Posted on Saturday, December 31, 2016 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I’m very excited to announced that my first published story of 2017, “We Hit Back“, now appears in the sixty-first issue of Abyss & Apex. “We Hit Back” was inspired by a thought experiment about the implications of creating and building … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, China, Crime, Cyber war, Cybersecurity, Defense, Fantasy, Finance and Economics, International Security, Russia, Science Fiction, Tanks, War, Writing | Tagged China, Cyber war, Cybersecurity, false flag, hacking, Internet of Things, IoT, malware, offensive cybersecurity, Russia, we hit back | 2 Comments

Top 10 Predictions for 2013: Results

Posted on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Three years ago, I started this blog with my top 10 predictions for 2011. I also polled readers on these same predictions. At the end of the year, my accuracy rate was 40%, while my readers were right 50% of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Central Asia, China, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Investing, Leadership, Media, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Predictions, Taxes, War | Tagged 2013 predictions, Ashton Carter, Barack Obama, Democrats, Iran, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, Oil, President Obama, Republicans, Secretary of Defense | Leave a comment

Top 10 Predictions for 2013

Posted on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Two years ago, I started this blog with my top 10 predictions for 2011. I also polled readers on these same predictions. At the end of the year, my accuracy rate was 40%, while my readers were right 50% of … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Predictions for 2012: Results

Posted on Monday, December 31, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In 2011, I started this blog with my top 10 predictions for 2011. I also polled readers on these same predictions. At the end of that year, my accuracy rate was 40%, while my readers were right 50% of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Central Asia, China, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Investing, Leadership, Media, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Predictions, Taxes, War | Tagged 2012 Predictions, Barack Obama, Decision 2012, Democrats, Iran, Iraq, Kim Jong Un, Mitt Romney, North Korea, Oil, Republicans | 8 Comments

Niall Ferguson Is My Hero

Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Niall Ferguson’s recent Newsweek piece, which convincingly and dispassionately argues why the country ought not re-elect Barack Obama, has really irritated the liberal cognescenti. So much so, that progressive patron saint Paul Krugman took time from his summer vacation to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Defense, Finance and Economics, International Security, Leadership, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism | Tagged Cognitive Dissonance, Harvard University, LZ Granderson, Newsweek, Niall Ferguson, Paul Krugman | 24 Comments

Barack Obama: Osama Slayer

Posted on Monday, April 30, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Since everything seems to come in threes, it seems both Republicans and Democrats are now fighting over another ridiculous campaign non-issue beside the “war on women” and the “war on dogs”: the slaying of Osama bin Laden. On the one … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Finance and Economics, International Security, Leadership, Policy, Politics, Terrorism | Tagged Barack Obama, Democrats, Jimmy Carter, Mitt Romney, Navy SEALs, Osama bin Laden, Republicans | 88 Comments

It’s the Economy, Stupid: Unsolicited Campaign Advice for Mitt Romney

Posted on Friday, April 6, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In 1992, President Clinton defeated incumbent President George Bush, Sr. using a campaign slogan cleverly devised by his campaign strategist, James Carville. At a time when the president had decisive foreign policy victories ranging from the end of the Cold … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, China, Defense, Finance and Economics, International Security, Leadership, Policy, Politics | Tagged Decision 2012, Democrats, It's the Economy Stupid, Mitt Romney, President Clinton, President George Herbert Walker Bush, President George W. Bush, President Obama, Republicans, Unemployment, War on Women | 13 Comments

The Kennedy Way? Clan Over Country or Country Over Clan?

Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“I believe this country was founded on a simple idea: that every person deserves to be treated fairly, by each other and by their government.” – Joseph P. Kennedy III announcing his bid for Congress Really? Several years ago, Joseph … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, International Security, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism | Tagged Citgo, Hugo Chavez, Joseph P. Kennedy II, Joseph P. Kennedy III, Sean Bielat, Venezuela | 58 Comments

Iran: Going through the Motions

Posted on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

The United States, Russia, China, France, Britain, and Germany agreed today to face-to-face talks with Iran regarding its nuclear program. While I am confident the talks will lead to nothing, they are a necessary component of the United States’ coercive … Continue reading →