PERSONNEL
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
ESSENTIAL READING | Pacific Overtures
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Saudi Arabia Woos Pakistan, Again, to Contain Iran
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
EARLY WARNING | Watershed: The Year of the Horse
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The “Arab Spring” Three Years On
The Geopolitical Map Continues to Transform
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Does the African Union Model Need Re-Shaping?
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EARLY WARNING | Governance Patterns in the New World Order
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Northern Tier: Changing Fortunes in the Caspian
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Controlling the Scope and Consequences of a Military Strike Against Iran
In this “open letter”, a retired senior officer under the Shah asks whether the scope and intensity of an internationally-discussed military invasion of Iran, and its consequences, would be controllable.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
A True Iran-US Rapprochement Would Change the Strategic Landscape
The restoration of meaningful US-Iranian links could have profound strategic implications for both states, as well as for Russia, Turkey, and the region.
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
Strategic Philosophy: Blind New World?
A new global balance is emerging. But how do strategic policymakers address a framework to manage change? Is the Westphalian concept of a nation-state likely to survive, or will it be temporarily eclipsed by the city state? What aspects of current military technology and doctrine remain viable?
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA