SOVEREIGNTY
Unfinished Business on the White Nile
Sudan Pushes Fighting Against, and Inside, South Sudan as it Maneuvers to Re-Absorb South Sudan into Sudan
RESOURCES
Hydrological Strategy: The Changing Rôle of Water in the Strategic Matrix
RESOURCES
Connecting Africa and Saving Egypt
A revived Congo-Nile canal project could transform Egyptian water needs, end potential conflict over the Ethiopian Dam, and provide an African North-South hook-up.
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
The African Watershed in Global Affairs
Conflict emerges in Africa as the PRC battles to push resource exports toward the Indian Ocean
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Sudan, Facing Revolt, Prepares for War
Sudan’s economic crisis spurs Khartoum to search for a foreign threat.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Consequences of Initiating War Against Iran’s Vital Ally
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ESSENTIAL READING | Great War Lessons
Important New Strategic Literature
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Egypt Stares Open-Eyed into its Future, and It May Not Be All Bad
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 07/2013
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Egypt Attempts to Control its Destiny
The Egyptian decision to remove Pres. Morsi was demonstrably no less “democratic” than the decision to remove Pres. Mubarak, but the latest events showed that the US could no longer determine outcomes in the region ...
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
EN CLAIR | Ethiopia-Egypt Maneuvering Takes on “Black and White” Operational Guises
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Egypt’s Instability Triggers a New Proxy War Against Ethiopia and its Allies
A Report on an Issue of Strategic Importance