SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Red Sea and Indian Ocean: Fishing in Troubled Waters
Djibouti takes center stage as Horn, Arabian Peninsula, and the muddied waters of the Red Sea come “into play”. Just as the Suez Canal doubles its capacity, Iran enjoys new freedom of operations, and Beijing begins consolidating its reach into strategic bases in the region.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Eritrea’s Fracturing Continues; How Will Isayas React?
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Obama’s Africa Turn
After his successful achievement of an accord with Iran, US Pres. Barack Obama belatedly starts moves to regain African ground from the PRC. Is it too little, too late?
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Now Can Cyrus and Darius Be Recalled - The Persians, Not the Clerics, Begin to Revive
The July 14, 2015, major power accord with Iran was portrayed as the deliverance of the laws of the international community upon Iran. But it has delivered more consequences than any of the parties could have considered.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Ethiopia’s Elections Disguise a Pivotal Power-Play
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Revived Coalition Against Syria May Be Result of Saudi Shuffle
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Moscow’s Discreet Affairs to the South
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
National Security in a Totally Transformed Global Strategic Framework
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The End of the Arab-Israeli War, But Not the Fighting
It is possible to see that the “Arab-Israeli war” will only be sustained in that name by propaganda: the reality is that possibly only one Arab state — Qatar — is committed fully to the war, while HAMAS in the Palestinian Authority is also implacable.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | The Saudi Leadership War and the Retreat to Conservatism
Saudi Arabia’s leadership succession restructuring and Cabinet reshuffle on April 29, 2015, offered important clues for the strategic shape of the region in the coming few years, and these may not be positive for the Kingdom.
RESOURCES