AFRICA
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Grand Strategy: Zig-Zagging Toward the Future
Why is it that futurists, including strategic planners, fail to account for the profound, underlying impact of reversals in population growth, urbanization, and transnational migration, while emphasizing the impact of technology and economic stability?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Northern Tier Is in Play, Again
How the US Trump Administration deals with emerging Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran Issues will determine how the world reacts ...
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | What Happens if Nigeria’s Pres. Buhari Gets Better?
Nigeria’s governance experienced a sudden upsurge in productivity in late January and February 2017, but is it too little, too late to save the economy from sliding substantially further?
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Ugandan Unrest Jeopardizes Beijing’s Logistics Plans
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
ESSENTIAL READING | Words of a Giant
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | How the Saudi Rift with Egypt is Spiraling Out of Control
Saudi Arabia’s rift with Egypt is spiraling out of control, with major strategic ramifications for both countries, as well as for the Yemen conflict and other Red Sea security challenges.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | Rwanda Moves Quietly Toward Pivotal Constitutional Crisis
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
US Strategic Policy Options in a Post-Obama World
The incoming US Trump Administration has in many ways inherited a poisoned chalice, but, equally, there are many areas where decisive leadership is possible.
SOVEREIGNTY
Sovereignty Versus Globalism
Strategic Ramifications of the Trump Presidency in the US, and the Expression of Something Wider and Deeper
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Ethiopia Faces New Externally-Backed Domestic Threats
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA