STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Saudi Arabia’s Fortunes Reach a Critical Juncture
Saudi Arabia has plunged its immediate region into major strategic uncertainty.
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SOVEREIGNTY
EARLY WARNING | Defining Sovereignty in an Age of Globalism
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Britain Comes Home to the World, But Where Is Its Plan?
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 04/2018
HISTORY
ESSENTIAL READING | Transformative Reading
SOVEREIGNTY
EN CLAIR | ISSA, Zahedi Center Cited in Vanity Fair Article
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
EN CLAIR | Mahathir’s Return in Malaysia Promises Significant Change
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | South Africa’s Pres. Ramaphosa Faces a Very Delicate Year Ahead
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
Prestige = Legitimacy = Sovereignty = Power
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Trump Iran Decision: Yes, But What Does It Really Mean?
US Pres. Donald Trump’s move to pull the US out of the Iran nuclear pact was anticipated, and dire forecasts proliferated as to the impact of such a move. But what, in the end, does it really mean? The pact had not led to a real opening between Iran and the West.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Now It Gets Murky: How the US-DPRK Talks Can Evolve
Suddenly, the lights of the diplomatic theater dim, and a wider cast of players — more than initially indicated — move in the shadows. Until now, it has been a game of relatively honest posturing: brightly lit theater.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS