STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 04/2019
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Persian Phoenix?
Iran has rejected pressures from Moscow and Beijing not to surge to dominate the Middle East. Where does this leave all the other players?
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
The Middle East Returns to Itself?
And how the Trump-Sisi summit marked a significant further decline in Washington’s influence in the region.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Algeria Post-Bouteflika: Will the Army Re-Assert Itself?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Moving Beyond Strategic Distractions
The deep and intractable humanitarian morass of the Yemen conflict has diverted attention away from the broader strategic framework, with serious consequences.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Changes in the Indian Ocean at the Core of the “New Balance”
Could the UK soon lose sovereignty over Diego Garcia? If so, the US would lose another key base in the Indo-Pacific. And how are Oman and Qatar planning for the future? Could the US even project force again into a major Afghan operation, or into Iraq?
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 02/2019
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Ethiopia’s Naval Revival Has Global Ramifications
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 01/2019
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EARLY WARNING | Self-Fulfilling Lunacies of Short-Termism
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR