GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Nigeria Postpones Elections, But Not Without Penalty
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 01/2015
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
EN CLAIR | Argentine Buy of JF-17s: Implications for the Falklands?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Paris Jihad, Ready or Not, Has Begun, and Will Widen
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
2015: The Year of Opportunity and Danger
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
EN CLAIR | Egypt Strengthens Its Alliances, Economy, and Opposition to Extremism
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Nigeria: Will Jonathan Win?
The first significant signs have begun to emerge that the February 14, 2015, Nigerian elections may remove Pres. Goodluck Jonathan. But that depends on whether they actually occur. What happens if they do not? None of the options for stability are good.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Nigeria’s Grinding Political and Insurgency Wars
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Turkey’s Kurdish Truce Ends; War Resumes on Assad
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
Cyber Warfare: The Economical Weapon at Strategic and Tactical Levels
… which only a few smaller powers are using effectively
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.