STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Africa’s Significant Rôle in Beijing’s Global Strategy
Africa has assumed a central rôle in the strategy of the PRC, and promises to become — through China’s portion of the Silk Road — integral to Beijing’s future.
MIGRATION
Saudi Arabia Set to Precipitate the Next Population Flow
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Using Icons to Change Outcomes
Preventing conflict and dissension in Ethiopia may be more about prestige than power
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Strategic Symbolism in an Era of Resurgent Identity Politics
A look at the example of how Ethiopia’s search for cohesiveness and growth reaches, of necessity, into its historical identity
MIGRATION
EN CLAIR | Turkey’s President Plans to Unleash New Flow of Illegals into Europe
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The RedMed: Somaliland’s Furor Reflects Wider Conflicts
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.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
US Strategic Policy Options in a Post-Obama World
The incoming US Trump Administration has in many ways inherited a poisoned chalice, but, equally, there are many areas where decisive leadership is possible.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Ethiopia Faces New Externally-Backed Domestic Threats
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Grand Strategy: The History Of What’s Next
SOVEREIGNTY
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Islands and Highlands of a Dynamic Red Sea
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA