Prologue

Photo by NASA astronaut Scott Kelly

Dear reader,

Welcome to my blog. What you are seen is the product of a long thought process, and also of a long history. Indeed, this website was created back in February 2014, while I was on Erasmus in Paris, but I never went on to publish a single post. Back in the summer of 2013, I partnered with Borja Lucas to establish a blog as part of ADHUE, but that process was not successful either. Earlier, I used to published regular posts on social media, even if those were mostly personal. In addition, I have written extensively for academic purposes (publishing those works was the original purpose of the blog as I conceived it, but not anymore).

So why now, why again? Simply put, because I love writing. It is something which just makes me serene and also forces me to think twice about my arguments. Also, because I love sharing what I may know. For a few months now I have been increasing my digital footprint in both twitter and linkedin, but I have felt the need for a place where to express myself in more than 140 characters; frankly because it seems pretty naive to me to try to understand International Relations and the world in a few, adjective-free sentences; let alone to make any prospective analysis. But also because I just miss writing.

A blog, if taken seriously, is nothing but a long-term process. But I believe there is no better moment to start than now. Isn't there already enough to discuss? I think there is at least as much as to overcome my reluctances. Of course, this blog is also part of my professional career (I hope that a big one), but it is not an artificial effort, simply because there can be nothing artificial in doing what you love.

So hope you enjoy this blog as much as I will enjoy writing it. Moreover, I hope my ideas force you to challenge yours, and in turn you force me to challenge mine. In the end, strategy is a logical, intrinsically human endeavour.

Wish me luck. 

Yours sincerely,

Enrique de Vega.