PERSONNEL
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Mali: Center Stage
The international community finally began addressing the issue of Islamist fighters in Mali. This provided an opportunity for Nigeria, in particular, to rebuild its own security and political stability. But there was still no guarantee that the opportunity would be grasped.
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 12/2012
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | Death of Pres. Atta Mills Transforms Ghanaian Poll
Exclusive Reports on Issues of Strategic Significance — From Defense & Foreign Affairs Accra Correspondent
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
CURRENT ESTIMATE | The Vital Strategic Debate: Who, in the West, Lost Africa?
An estimate of an area of key current significance
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Strategic Document: A Major Nigerian Address
A significant and courageous speech stirs debate on present and future governance of one of the major energy powers
RESOURCES
The Rôle of Strategic Infrastructure in the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Nigeria: Incumbency Counts, But Who Pays the Price?
An estimate of an area of key current significance
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Nigeria: Cool Maneuvering in Abuja
Power has transitioned to Acting President Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria, but it is an ongoing process, legally and politically. It has taken calm heads, and very real experience, to begin bringing the country back to stability.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Complexity: the Yemen Fixation - Craving Clarity
Media, and political, hysteria over Yemen obfuscates a broader, deeper strategic matrix of long-term importance. Is the Western demand for simplicity, and the refusal to embrace complex context, at the core of Western strategic failure?
SOVEREIGNTY