When God Blew the Wind—and When Drones Took the Sea
This column draws a parallel between the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 and the challenges faced by modern naval power in asymmetric warfare. By linking religious symbolism, Lacanian theory, and contemporary geopolitics, it argues that the gap between symbolic belief and material reality has become a defining feature of modern conflict.Chicago-Style BibliographyBlumenthal, Max. “The Islamabad Negotiations Are a Hoax.” YouTube video, 2026.Cronenberg, David, dir. Videodrome. Canada: Universal Pictures, 1983.Lacan, Jacques. Écrits. Translated by Bruce Fink. New York: W.W. Norton…
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