GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | How the Saudi Rift with Egypt is Spiraling Out of Control
Saudi Arabia’s rift with Egypt is spiraling out of control, with major strategic ramifications for both countries, as well as for the Yemen conflict and other Red Sea security challenges.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Ethiopia Faces New Externally-Backed Domestic Threats
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Global Architecture: The Era of Strategic Containment is Over
Everything changes when heartland powers become maritime powers
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Did Obama’s G20 Performance Damage US Asian Strategy?
SOVEREIGNTY
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Islands and Highlands of a Dynamic Red Sea
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
EN CLAIR | Maneuvering Continues in the Lower Red Sea
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
CURRENT ESTIMATE | East of Suez, the New Great Game Breaks Into the Open
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 04/2016
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Alliance-Building in the RedMed
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey have been at the forefront of attempts to build new realities on the ground in the Red Sea-Eastern Mediterranean areas. But there are many sub-sets and contradictions at play, including significant underlying rivalries.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Yemen: Grinding Military Progress, But What Outcome?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The RedMed: All Change, Again, on the Red Sea
The People’s Republic of China begins its Djibouti troop deployment as base construction accelerates; meanwhile, Djibouti builds on its rapprochement with Riyadh.