By Cynthia Chung “There is a kind of character in thy life, That to the observer doth thy history, fully unfold.” – William Shakespeare Once again we find ourselves in a situation of crisis, where the entire world holds its breath all at once and can only wait to see whether this volatile black cloud…
RTF Review of “Seven Days in May”
John Frankenheimer’s “Seven Days in May” (1964) may be a Hollywood movie but it is also an incredibly insightful account of the problem with Cold War thinking, based off of the book by the same title. At the time it was meant to be a lesson and warning to those who allowed themselves to be…
The Art of War in the 21st Century
By Cynthia Chung Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is one of the most influential books written on military strategy and philosophy. This is not confined to just Asians but Europeans and Americans alike have attempted to study The Art of War hoping its wisdom would be revealed to them. However, it is clear with…
Beyond Geopolitics EP 3: How NOT to Fall for Gang/Counter-gang Psyops f. Mike Robinson
In this episode of Beyond Geopolitics, Rising Tide Foundation director Matt Ehret talks with UK Column’s Mike Robinson about the techniques of Gang-Countergang Psyops used to fragment target populations into ‘left’ vs ‘right’ controlled oppositions. We discuss the current manipulation of Civil War dynamics in the UK and Europe (which cannot occur without a fair…
Renaissance or Dark Age? RTF Symposium
In this first of three presentations delivered to the Renaissance or Dark Age Symposium on September 7, 2025 in Toronto Ontario, Matt Ehret introduces the concept of Renaissances and Dark Ages as the effects of principles (or the defiance) of Universal Principles of Natural Law applicable to ALL societies across ALL ages. What are those…
Education as the Cause of Political Freedom – The Brethren of the Common Life
We all know that human society is littered with dark ages, renaissances, fallen empires, and brilliant revolutionary bursts of progress, increased liberty and creative freedom. But what is the ‘secret sauce’ that allows a fallen society to rise and generate such powerful artistic, scientific and political minds capable of leading humanity into greater harmony with…
Are we Sleepwalking into Chaos? Featuring John Helmer and Martin Sieff
In this episode of Beyond Geopolitics, two veteran journalists (Martin Sieff and John Helmer) share their insights into the trajectory of our world, the firing of Chrystia Freeland, the efforts to sabotage the Russia-China alliance, Donald Trump’s ability (or inability?) to steer the ship, planned chaos within the USA, how will Russia respond to renewed…
USA vs China: Can There Be A Mutually Beneficial Resolution to the Tariff War?
By Cynthia Chung Mark Wauck recently published on his substack “Who Lost China? And Are They Ultimately Losing America Too?” It is a great short read and I highly recommend it. In case you have not been keeping up-to-date with the latest news on the tariff war between the US and China, which is really…
The Difference Between William McKinley’s American System School of Protective Tariffs and Today
Part III of Make Whose America Great Again? series By Cynthia Chung “Two systems are before the world; the one looks to increasing the proportion of persons and of capital engaged in trade and transportation, and therefore to diminishing the proportion engaged in producing commodities with which to trade, with necessarily diminished return to the…
Beyond Geopolitics EP. 1: The Day the UN Died: Why Dag Hammarskjöld was Murdered
In this first episode of Beyond Geopolitics, Matt Ehret and Martin Sieff chat with Pelle Neroth Taylor about the assassination of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961. What was Dag doing to merit an assassination at this period of human history? What plans had he set into motion with John F Kennedy and Pan…