GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Building to the Egyptian Explosion
The long preparation of the Ikhwan — the Muslim Brothers — and their links to Iran, are now paying dividends in the Egyptian turmoil; and Suez, energy links are unquestionably targeted
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
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EARLY WARNING | The Future of Warfare, For What It’s Worth
RESOURCES
Energy: the Driver of the Grand Strategy of the PRC
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Africa: Ending the Rwanda Romance
US disenchantment emerges with Rwandan Pres. Paul Kagame as the regional situation moves to critical with the Southern Sudanese secession.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Northern Tier Situation: Pakistan’s Major Ally, the PRC, Shows its Face
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Northern Tier Situation: Declaring Victory and Going Home
The US begins the process of substituting cash for combatants in the Northern Tier as the race begins for comprehensive US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Grand Strategy: Washington Gambles on NATO’s Last Big Push
NATO — or in this case, essentially the US — invited Moscow to join the ballistic missile defense (BMD) party, forgetting that the last time it did this it led to the demise of the USSR ...
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions - 11/2010
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Safeguarding Long-Term Security as Budgets Fall
The rôles of defense science and strategic intelligence analysis become vital in a world of uncertain threats and uncertain funds.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Earthquake in the Middle East
An estimate of an area of key current significance
PERSONNEL