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Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ESSENTIAL READING | Time to Revisit the Third Offset
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
EN CLAIR | ISSA College of Fellows Expands Reach, Influence
The International Strategic Studies Association’s eclectic and global College of Fellows has taken on a new shape and renewed vitality in addressing challenges.
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EN CLAIR | An African Church Schism Becomes a Global Trigger
Ethiopia’s next leader could create the grand coalition of the Red Sea.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
AUKUS Begins the Unveiling
One of the biggest single multi-national defense investments has begun. But it’s not all plain sailing, and it has ramifications well beyond the People’s Republic of China.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
A Wargame Postulating an Initial “Battle of Taiwan”
The Washington think-tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), recently held a revealing wargaming exercise on a PRC invasion of Taiwan.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Nigeria’s Election: Military Coups Have Been Better Received
Nigeria’s political structure failed to account for a strong, minority third political party, and ultimately delivered a President-elect representing the policies which two-thirds of the voters opposed, and a President-elect winning only 10 percent of the registered voters.
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
China: Beijing’s Brave Face
Beijing’s latest forecasts are a breathtaking disguise for the abyss which it faces.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Beijing’s Eurasia Strategy May Deliver Beijing its Coup de Main
Xi Jinping, facing a collapsing PRC domestic economy and food supply, could broker a Ukraine war peace which would bring Ukraine back into the Eurasian fold. After all, he has now completed a major consolidation of influence over Iran and Saudi Arabia, supported by Iraq and Oman.
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
EARLY WARNING | Confronting Civilizational Challenges
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