SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Red Sea: Security Issue Surges as Ethiopian Situation Flares
Red Sea security suddenly went off the radar as far as the international community was concerned, but it is back and integrally related to the Persian Gulf crisis.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Creating a New Sunni Axis?
The Turkish-inspired Sunni axis against Israel, Greece, and Cyprus is being attempted by Türkiye. But can it succeed?
HISTORY
Red Sea History is Today’s Framework
Sovereignty, Strategy, and the Red Sea: Ethiopia’s 1875-1876 War and the Return of Global Competition in North-East Africa.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Türkiye as the Mid-East Spoiler
Türkiye will attempt over the coming months to trigger breakdowns in the Israel-Gaza peace accords, finalized and signed in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025, without either of the combatant parties — Israel and Hamas — participating.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
EN CLAIR | The AU Summit: How Much Did it Matter?
SOVEREIGNTY
Africa, Dominated by Africa
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Türkiye’s Proxy Domination of Syria Spearheads a Regional Transformation
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
EN CLAIR | NATO, Europe, Cyprus, Türkiye, and “The EastMed”
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
Awakening From Dreams: Strategic Infrastructure Plans Which May Disappear
Great plans to transform global supply chain dominance have largely been destroyed by economic and political collapse, from Beijing to most Western capitals.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
The Caucasus: How Close is Armenia to Collapse?
Yerevan’s long list of self-inflicted wounds has culminated with its “break with Moscow”.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Geopolitics: The Re-Shaped Middle East Is Transforming the World
Old concepts of “the Middle East” using various geographic models, or using Arab or Arabic or Muslim overlays, are now not representative of the “new Middle East” which is, for the first time in centuries, less definable than ever, by its name and by other simple descriptors.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Türkiye’s Aggressive Military Expansion in the Horn of Africa
Türkiye’s ballistic missile program is expanding significantly as it not only expands cooperation with Pakistan, but also creates a test range in Somalia. Ankara now dominates the Horn of Africa in many military-diplomatic and trade matters.