The Moment of Decision in Korea: A Case Study of Power

On Friday, January 3, police officers attempted to arrest suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol. The police entered the grounds of the president’s residence where they were met by armed soldiers loyal to President Suk Yeol. The two groups clashed. The BBC reports (Mackenzie, 2025): As dawn broke, the first officers ran up to… Continue reading The Moment of Decision in Korea: A Case Study of Power

What is Power? The Language of Power

Editor’s note: In this excerpt from the book What is Power? Luke Wolf reviews the conceptual definitions of power in Hindi, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Urdu, Russian, and Japanese. Together, the languages considered in this article embrace more than 3,454,545,200 speakers, outnumbering English speakers by 1,998,096,880 individuals. The essay seeks to supplement and extend our… Continue reading What is Power? The Language of Power

Star Wars and the Concept of Power

Regular listeners to Battlecast will note I often define power as the capacity to nullify the enemy. Some listeners have written in asking what does that really mean? Watch this Star Wars clip and I’ll answer their question below. Darth Vader and the Concept of Power In this clip, Darth Vader clearly encapsulates the concept… Continue reading Star Wars and the Concept of Power