GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Gregory R. Copley, Editor Emeritus
Gregory Copley is the Editor Emeritus of Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy, and was its founding editor in 1972. An Australian, he has also been President of The International Strategic Studies Association since 1982.
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
EARLY WARNING | How Appropriate is Our Emerging Technology?
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Saudi Arabia Throws Down the Gauntlet, But to Whom?
Saudi Arabia’s theater of mass executions on January 2, 2016, was designed to reinforce the authority of its leadership. It may bolster short-term objectives, but it also ended chances for an early end to the Yemen war; it further damaged relations with the US; and it bolstered Turkey’s and Iran’s…
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
EARLY WARNING | Mega-Trends Eat Smaller Trends ...
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
ESSENTIAL READING | Power and Destiny
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Russia and Turkey: Not War in the Offing, But Something Far More Important
It is now apparent that Russia can no longer ignore the reality that Turkey will remain the major impediment to Russia's control over its strategic ability to escape the containment of geography as well as geopolitics. The question is: what can it do about it, and when?
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
EARLY WARNING | Strategic Weather: the Energy of Power Dynamics
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
RedMed: The Global Nexus at the Suez, Red Sea, and Horn of Africa
Why the RedMed Region is Becoming Increasingly Central to the Emerging Global Strategic Framework
SOVEREIGNTY
Break-up: The Medium-Term Prospect for Turkey, Saudi Arabia
The break-up of the United Kingdom as a result of Scottish separatism, or the break-up of Spain due to Catalan secessionism, or of Canada: all can be discussed. But a major challenge of the coming decade or so will be whether Turkey and Saudi Arabia can remain intact as states.
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
EARLY WARNING | Time to Begin the New War Against Reaction
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EARLY WARNING | Reversal: Why is the West Abetting Its Enemies?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR