STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Nigeria’s Sudden Strategic Decline Compounded by US Concerns
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Global Architecture: The Era of Strategic Containment is Over
Everything changes when heartland powers become maritime powers
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Turkey’s Putsch: The Broader Context Shows it as a Catalyst
Ankara has placed itself deliberately on an all-or-nothing path which envisages only Turkish strategic dominance, lightly disguised by attempts to diplomatically hold the international community at bay as it prepares its ground.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
EN CLAIR | Maneuvering Continues in the Lower Red Sea
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Terrorism: The Jihad Escalates In Europe
But it’s not necessarily driven just by DI’ISH, the Islamic State. It has its core within Europe.
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | How China’s Slowdown Hits the BRICS and Others
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
CURRENT ESTIMATE | East of Suez, the New Great Game Breaks Into the Open
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ESSENTIAL READING | Profit from Genocide
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Alliance-Building in the RedMed
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey have been at the forefront of attempts to build new realities on the ground in the Red Sea-Eastern Mediterranean areas. But there are many sub-sets and contradictions at play, including significant underlying rivalries.
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Toward a Perspective on the Next Era of Global Security
Why the End of the Age of Consumerism and Scale Will Change the Balance of Power
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Terrain in the Turkey-Kurdish War
The Kurds are a key element in the current Syria-Turkey conflict, but remain little understood by international observers, with regard to their areas of diversity and unity. Here are some of the factors.