PERSONNEL
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Turkey’s Trident: Erdoğan’s Moves to Dominate the Black Sea
Any pretense that Turkey is not at war with Russia, or that it does not have strategic ambitions from Western Europe to China, are being dispelled as the Turkish President creates Sunni jihadi groups and military alliances which directly challenge NATO and China.
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 12/2015
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | Argentina's Bold Move to Escape Peronist Statism
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 12/2014
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EARLY WARNING | Absent Nationalism, Civilization Founders
HISTORY
ESSENTIAL READING | Books Which Can Change Us, and History
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Preparing for London’s Olympics
Security threats to the 2012 Olympics in London began to emerge the moment the International Olympic Committee awarded the games to the UK. Olympic security, meanwhile, is a strategic priority for the host.
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
Turkey Considers its Moves Toward Nuclear Weapons
Profound tensions exist between the Turkish Armed Forces and the civilian Government; it is an age-old rivalry which may once again, and soon, come to a head even though the September 12, 2010, referendum gave the civilians the edge. But there are some strategic questions on which both agree.
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
EN CLAIR | African Defense in a New Age
Exclusive Reports on Issues of Strategic Significance
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Diplomatic Success; Strategic Failure
The Turkey-Armenia accord stirs a multitude of strategic issues and potential outcomes, as the US abandons Azerbaijan to woo Iran’s clerical leaders. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton moved mountains to achieve a diplomatic success, which may be a strategic failure for the US.