SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Searching for Meaning in the US National Security Strategy
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Iran’s Unity is Intact, But So, Too, the National Angst
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Is Australia Becoming the Quadripartite “Alliance” Weak Link?
The US Trump Administration, Japan’s Abe Government, and India’s Modi Government appear to be in lock-step in forming the new “Quadripartite” Alliance in the Indo-Pacific, just as a vital partner, Australia’s Turnbull Government, appears to be losing internal momentum.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
CURRENT ESTIMATE | As Forecast: US Strategic Resurgence in the Indo-Pacific
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 12/2017
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | Nigeria’s Political Processes Grind Toward Change in 2018-19
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Is the Iranian Empire Finally Re-Emerging?
A revived Persian Empire is within Iran’s grasp. The mullahs’ Tehran, which had long resisted the call of traditional Persian geopolitical thinking, now seems to be embracing Persian geopolitics...
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
How Beijing Handles Change in Africa
SOVEREIGNTY
The Kurdish Referendum: Perpetual Victims
Kurdistan’s saga is far from over, but, for now, US influence has diminished significantly.
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 10/2017
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS