PERSONNEL
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.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Libya: Key to the Caliphate Thrust Against Egypt, the Maghreb States, and Africa
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Nigeria Postpones Elections, But Not Without Penalty
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Has Boko Haram Over-Reached?
Is Nigeria’s main insurgent group losing information dominance, C2, and cohesion? And is this enough to give the Nigerian Government the impetus in needs to embark on a stable election season building to the February 2015 polls?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Africa Transforms, But Confused US Policies Push it Toward China
The US Obama White House seeks to retain Western influence over Africa — partially through its Africa Leaders Summit — while ceding strategic “authority” to France. But the plan has backfired, giving strategic opportunity to China, and opening the gates to African change.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Boko Haram Attempts to Emulate DI’ISH
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Boko Haram: A New Textbook Case in Handling Civil Unrest?
Is the northern Nigerian Boko Haram movement being defeated by the Nigerian Armed Forces, or are the Armed Forces being destroyed by Boko Haram? The answer may be neither, either, both, or something else again. But the issue is of profound importance to Nigeria, Africa, and the world.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EARKY WARNING | Africa’s Pivotal Place in the Pacific Re-Balance
RESOURCES
Hydrological Strategy: The Changing Rôle of Water in the Strategic Matrix
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 | CAR Peace Might Depend On Rebel Unity
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