GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Northern Tier: Iran Effectively Sidesteps Turkey
With a major new agreement to deliver energy to Europe via Iraq and Syria, Iran continues to transform the region, and fuels the impetus and rivalry for Turkey’s new “Ottoman Region” moves.
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 05/2011
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | Greek Tragedy, World Tragedy
Exclusive Reports on Issues of Strategic Significance
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | Turkey After the Elections
Exclusive Reports on Issues of Strategic Significance
RESOURCES
ESSENTIAL READING | A New Man-Machine Marriage?
Important New Strategic Literature
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Some Ramifications of the Egyptian Changes
The transition of power in Egypt was still playing out by mid-February 2011, but it was already clear that there were ramifications which would shape the global economy and power balance
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Eastern Mediterranean as the Eye of the Hurricane
The crisis now focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean had Jimmy Carter’s overthrow of the Shah of Iran as its basis, and now centers around the competition — and cooperation — of Russia, Iran, Turkey, and the People’s Republic of China.
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.
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EN CLAIR | 21st Century Political Warfare
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SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Eurasian Strategic Matrix: Europe’s Latest Tinder-Box
From Broadbrush Historic Mega-Trends to Imperative Concrete Regional Undertakings
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR