DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Game Over? Is the US-Iranian Rapprochement Stillborn?
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamene’i confirms that Iranian suspicion of Washington remains high, and that Iran will not compromise on nuclear, or other, issues
Yossef Bodansky
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The “Arab Spring” Three Years On
The Geopolitical Map Continues to Transform
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Terrorism: From Jerusalem to Sochi
Major new jihadist networks prepare to strike the Winter Olympics and the G-8 Summit
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Sudan and South Sudan: More Than Just Rumors of War...
..as Sudan mobilizes to invade Abyei and South Sudan after a referendum of the Ngok Dinka people in the territory favors union with South Sudan
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Sudan, Facing Revolt, Prepares for War
Sudan’s economic crisis spurs Khartoum to search for a foreign threat.
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Syria: Behind the Media and Politics
Political and media representations of the conflict in Syria have tended to reinforce entrenched positions, making truth the primary casualty of war. Senior Editor Yossef Bodansky goes back to primary sources and historical knowledge to get to an unvarnished perspective.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Middle East Drifts Back to Its Roots
Fragility of the modern Middle Eastern state system reflects a return to reliance on traditional societies. The minorities’ genie is out of the lantern throughout the entire greater Middle East.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Markale in Damascus? Islamists Used “Self-Bombing” to Incite US Strikes
A Report on an Issue of Strategic Importance
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Egypt: Why the Ikhwan Has Not Lost in Egypt, and Why the Challenge is Just Beginning
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Africa and Iran: Iran and Sudan Begin Moves to Dominate Central and Western Africa
The Central African Republic has become a key player, working under Sudanese and Iranian direction, in jihadist action, geared to take advantage of the West’s declining influence in Western and Central Africa, even if it challenges the interests of Iran’s and Sudan’s traditional ally, the People’s…
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
The Syrian War: The View from Moscow
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Victory in Syria: But For Whom?
The US White House, under President Barack Obama, was, by the end of May 2013, considering how to begin more direct engagement in the fighting inside Syria.