GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Turkey: At the Point of No Return
Turkey’s leader has unveiled himself to claim sole authority. Where does he go from here?
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
The Real War: Winning the US Mid-Term Elections
The US White House seemed ready to risk war over Ukraine, and staged an expensive “sound and light” African Summit, all in order to impact the mid-term US Congressional elections, coming up in November 2014.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Boko Haram, on Cue, Declares an “Islamic Caliphate”
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 06/2014
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Lingering South Sudan Affair
… and why Western intervention is making matters worse.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Africa Transforms, But Confused US Policies Push it Toward China
The US Obama White House seeks to retain Western influence over Africa — partially through its Africa Leaders Summit — while ceding strategic “authority” to France. But the plan has backfired, giving strategic opportunity to China, and opening the gates to African change.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Implications of US Joining the War on Boko Haram
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Middle East: The Khorasan Pledge
How the Great Intra-Muslim War Now Underway Could Re-Shape Much of the Middle East
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
Approaches to the Post-Western Era: A Blank Canvas Awaits Its Artist
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 03/2014
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | India Seems on a Path to Vote for an End to its Malaise
SOVEREIGNTY
The Ukraine Crisis: The Changing Black Sea Balance, and its Broader Impact
The inevitable return of Crimea to Russia, and the strategic consequences in the Black Sea region, the Caucasus and Northern Tier, for NATO, the Mediterranean, and, well, everywhere ...