Special Circumstances

Special Circumstances is Arbiter’s field journal. A living intelligence brief at the intersection of technology, conflict, culture, and adventure. You’ll learn what we’re building, how we’re building it, and why.

We’ll explore how machines, markets, and myth shape modern sovereignty, blending real-time operational insight with cultural awareness. Each dispatch draws from real-world experience, emerging defense technology, and the defining currents of our times.

Special Circumstances is an expression of the Arbiter ethos—discipline, restraint, and creative tension applied to the frontier between stability and change.

This is a free publication, and we offer it to you for perspective, situational awareness, skill development, community, and practical frameworks drawn from the field.