CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
The Beijing “Talks”: On the Psychology of Strategic Incompetence
Regardless of the tactical milestones, is the outcome of the PRC-US conflict largely foretold?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Aliyu Mohammed Gusau at 80: A Guarantor of Nigeria
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 06/2023
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Undoing Nixon in the Mid-East
The overthrow of Richard Nixon led post-Soviet Russia to dominance in the Middle East.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Constitutional Monarchy: A Defining Time for Monarchies
How a coronation raised the urgency of the strategic need for durable identity and purpose.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Proud Suicide of Türkiye
Türkiye, after its Presidential election, enhanced its negotiating position in the Great Game over Central Asia, but in all other metrics entered possible terminal strategic decline.
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EARLY WARNING | Calmness in the Thund’rous Volleys of Change
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 04/2023
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ESSENTIAL READING | Tomorrow’s Battleground
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | Demand for ISSA Expands to Fill “Neutrality Gap”
International Strategic Studies Association expertise is increasingly requested worldwide as governments’ concerns grow over compromised intelligence assessments.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Africa’s Powers Largely in Crisis as Volatility Increases
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
AUKUS: Operational Vitality; Strategic Challenges
Operationally, the AUKUS alliance is moving rapidly to create an integrated global power projection instrument. But it is very different at the political level, where politicians appear to be distracted by other agendas.