SOVEREIGNTY
South-East Asia’s Dilemma
Has ASEAN and its allies left it too late to counter the PRC’s oceanic expansion?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
RedMed: The Global Nexus at the Suez, Red Sea, and Horn of Africa
Why the RedMed Region is Becoming Increasingly Central to the Emerging Global Strategic Framework
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Ramifications of the Burkinabe Coup
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Red Sea and Indian Ocean: Fishing in Troubled Waters
Djibouti takes center stage as Horn, Arabian Peninsula, and the muddied waters of the Red Sea come “into play”. Just as the Suez Canal doubles its capacity, Iran enjoys new freedom of operations, and Beijing begins consolidating its reach into strategic bases in the region.
CRIME & CORRUPTION
Buhari Begins Nigeria’s Crackdown
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Global Balance: The Global Tectonic Plates Begin to Move
Some of the short-term fog of global transformation is beginning to clear, showing the PRC and the US as — predictably — the great powers, but each facing profound existential challenges.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Eritrea’s Fracturing Continues; How Will Isayas React?
SOVEREIGNTY
EARLY WARNING | Now, the Battle for Europe Rages
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Nigeria: A New President, But Not Quite Yet a New Government
Nigeria’s Pres. Buhari, visited Washington, DC, on July 20, 2015, for talks with US Pres. Obama. It was something his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, was unable to do, relegated to a humiliating also-ran position at Obama’s 2014 Africa Summit.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Obama’s Africa Turn
After his successful achievement of an accord with Iran, US Pres. Barack Obama belatedly starts moves to regain African ground from the PRC. Is it too little, too late?
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Now Can Cyrus and Darius Be Recalled - The Persians, Not the Clerics, Begin to Revive
The July 14, 2015, major power accord with Iran was portrayed as the deliverance of the laws of the international community upon Iran. But it has delivered more consequences than any of the parties could have considered.
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA