Nathan DecetyMay 4, 20254 min readIntegrating military labor markets boosts Europe's hard power European countries, alone, are small and vulnerable in a big world. The backbone of every strong military is a capable and properly...
Nathan DecetyMar 5, 20258 min readTrump Wants to Counter China. His Policies Are Eroding America’s Military InsteadTwo weeks ago, the Vice President of the United States told a crowd of European grandees that he was not worried about either Russia or...
Nathan DecetyOct 19, 20233 min readThe West Should Only Offer Conditional Support to IsraelAs Israel prepares its counterattack against the terror unleashed by Hamas, allies are mustering to its defense. That support should not...
Nathan DecetyAug 15, 202320 min readComparing Analyst to Market Valuations Does Not Provide Long-term InformationAbstract: Professional equity analysts generate firm valuations. Many of those valuations and recommendations based on those valuations...
Nathan DecetyJan 9, 202312 min readIs Dubai Poised for Greatness?In this discussion, I provide an overview of Dubai’s current economic status, its vision, and my forecast for its future. In 1975, the...
Nathan DecetySep 7, 20229 min readLos Angeles is a Conservative ProblemThe conservative leaning supreme court of the United States just voted to repeal the EPA’s right to regulate emissions. One on hand, the...
Nathan DecetySep 6, 202223 min readThe Liberalizing Curse: Negative Impacts of Integrating Emerging Economies’ Capital MarketsIf a foreigner were to give a European Middle Age noble thousands of pounds of gold, can the noble really be expected to improve the...
Nathan DecetyAug 7, 20228 min readGame Theory & Halo or, The Tragedy of the Common [Player]If you’re a guy growing up in the late 90’s or 2000’s, you probably played Halo with your friends, you probably knew how good they were,...
Nathan DecetyMar 18, 20224 min readThe Russian Federation Is Not A Historical Fact As part of the justification for going to war with Ukraine, Putin has denied that Ukraine was ever a real state, that the country was an...
Nathan DecetyFeb 22, 20223 min readGuardians of the Galaxy's Drax is ComplexDrax is a far more complicated character than initially appears. When the audience is introduced to Drax in prison, Rocket the...
Nathan DecetyAug 30, 20214 min readProfessionals Focus on LogisticsIn a conflict, there are fantastic officers and warriors and terrible ones. Rommel, for instance, was a great battlefield officer in WWI....
Nathan DecetyJul 24, 202125 min readAn Army Marches on Its StomachIs morale everything? A study of factors to military success through Tolstoy’s War and Peace This essay won the Marine Corp's Commanding...
Nathan DecetyJan 17, 20214 min readCompanies are like CompaniesConsider a company led by a Captain in a major conventional war. At any given time, they have a set number of options they can pursue....
Nathan DecetyJan 17, 20218 min readWittgenstein is a Shepherd, and the Market His HerdWittgenstein wrote about the intricacies inherent to communication. In Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921) he discussed the difficulty...
Nathan DecetyJun 11, 20205 min readThe Importance of EducationAs a management consultant, I think about processes a lot. How do you structure work flow, information paths, and decision processes? Is...
Nathan DecetyApr 7, 20201 min readThe Finance CodeOne of the best parts of Star Wars is the expanded universe. In that universe is a deeply thought out philosophy about power, with the...
Nathan DecetyApr 7, 20203 min readBirds and RiskSummary: risk aversion in birds highlights the importance of risk with unknown parameters. I was sitting on a bench in a park (across...
Nathan DecetyMar 13, 20204 min readOptimizing Choices and Limits of Forecasting: Verdun 1916Summary: The high level strategic choices facing a French general in 1916 before the start of the battle of Verdun showcase the extreme...
Nathan DecetyMar 13, 20209 min readPsychologists Should Use Video Game DataSummary: Role playing video games have become more and more realistic and complex over the past several decades. These games have unique...
