ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
The African Watershed in Global Affairs
Conflict emerges in Africa as the PRC battles to push resource exports toward the Indian Ocean
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
EARLY WARNING | Debt or Glory? Choosing Debt, Losing Glory
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Sudan, Facing Revolt, Prepares for War
Sudan’s economic crisis spurs Khartoum to search for a foreign threat.
SOVEREIGNTY
Showdown in South Sudan
HISTORY
ESSENTIAL READING | Heart of Darkness
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Egypt Attempts to Control its Destiny
The Egyptian decision to remove Pres. Morsi was demonstrably no less “democratic” than the decision to remove Pres. Mubarak, but the latest events showed that the US could no longer determine outcomes in the region ...
RESOURCES
Sudan and South Sudan: Getting South Sudan’s Oil Flowing
Diplomatic failure by South Sudan’s Vice-Pres. Machar when he was sent to negotiate with Sudan in fact cut South Sudan’s oil exports. But Machar then began to exploit his own failure as part of a campaign to seize power at home.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Africa and Iran: Iran and Sudan Begin Moves to Dominate Central and Western Africa
The Central African Republic has become a key player, working under Sudanese and Iranian direction, in jihadist action, geared to take advantage of the West’s declining influence in Western and Central Africa, even if it challenges the interests of Iran’s and Sudan’s traditional ally, the People’s…
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Egypt’s Instability Triggers a New Proxy War Against Ethiopia and its Allies
A Report on an Issue of Strategic Importance
AFRICA
EARLY WARNING | The Year the Earth Shifted on its Axis
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
Australia’s New Defence White Paper
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS