STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
EARLY WARNING | Short-Term Objectives; Short-Term Outcomes
Gregory R. Copley, on the Fortieth Anniversary of “Defense & Foreign Affairs”
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
CURRENT ESTIMATE | The PRC’s Space Strategy Signifies a New Competitiveness
An estimate of an area of key current significance
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 01/2012
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Military Doctrine: The Legacy of Coalition Warfare
US Defense reorganization means major doctrinal re-thinking, not just for the US, but for its Allies. The debate now begins on how to get back to sustainable — politically and economically — warfighting doctrines after the strategic failure of “overwhelming wealth”.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Terrorism and Geopolitics: The Release of Abu-Musab al-Suri
How the release from a Syrian prison of perhaps the most important jihadist ideologues reflects a delicate interplay between Iran, Syria, and the Sunni jihadist forces from Qatar, Turkey, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Pakistan’s Strategic Significance in a Transformed World
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Strategic Affairs: No Contest
The US-Iran-Israel Stand-Off: No Conflict in Sight; But for the US, No Success for Embargoes; No Ability to Constrain Nuclear Weapons. The Real War is Between Iran and Turkey.
SOVEREIGNTY
EN CLAIR | South Africa’s ANC Faces Centenary, and Questions
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
EN CLAIR | Australian Intelligence Reviewed
Exclusive Reports on Issues of Strategic Significance
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
EARLY WARNING | Grand Strategy: Reflections After Four Decades
Gregory R. Copley, on the Fortieth Anniversary of “Defense & Foreign Affairs”