AUKUS alliance
Strategic Architecture: An Evolution in the Pacific
A new geopolitical bloc is forming in Oceania, and it may be strategically significant.
Defense & Foreign Affairs staff
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Egypt’s Pres. Sisi Clears the Decks for Meaningful Action
A staff estimate on a topic of current importance
Argentina
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 01/2024
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | DR of Congo and Angola Again Reflect Importance
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Sierra Leone: “Another Rwanda”?
Pres. Bio is increasingly turning his attempts to retain power into an ethnic civil war.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Guyana-Venezuela: When Will It Escalate to a Broader, Proxy War?
Or has it already done so? And will the West have to move away from sanctions as a primary strategic weapon, and rely more on direct measures?
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Insurance Companies as Drivers of Strategic Outcomes
So far, the Yemeni attacks have been militarily ineffective, albeit psychologically critical. This is, in fact, primarily a psychological war gambit, and the impact on shipping insurance costs is proving strategically significant.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | The PRC’s War Plans Against Taiwan Keep Evolving
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 12/2023
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | Argentina’s Elections: Another Blow for Beijing
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Nigeria: Shutting Down African Democracy
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Waiting for Another Historical Parting on the Red Sea
So far, the Fano groups have not had foreign support, except for the moral support of Eritrea. But the next phase will see — as it did with the Arbegnoch in the 1939-41 phase — the establishment of unified communications and command.