CRIME & CORRUPTION
The Third Border: The US’ Challenge in the Caribbean
A passports-for-sale scandal in Dominica revealed an interesting global corruption network, and a PRC intelligence focus on the “third US Border” in the Caribbean.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
INTERVIEW | Iranian Statesman Ardeshir Zahedi Looks to the Future
Ardeshir Zahedi talks with Gregory R. Copley, Editor
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
Turkey’s Putsch: The Broader Context Shows it as a Catalyst
Ankara has placed itself deliberately on an all-or-nothing path which envisages only Turkish strategic dominance, lightly disguised by attempts to diplomatically hold the international community at bay as it prepares its ground.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | After Almost Two Centuries, Containment of Russia is Over
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EARLY WARNING | Byzantium. Turkex. Chaos.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Turkey’s Trident: Erdoğan’s Moves to Dominate the Black Sea
Any pretense that Turkey is not at war with Russia, or that it does not have strategic ambitions from Western Europe to China, are being dispelled as the Turkish President creates Sunni jihadi groups and military alliances which directly challenge NATO and China.
SOVEREIGNTY
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | The Undercurrents Around Argentina’s New Oceanic Claims
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Turkey: Poised at the Abyss
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
EN CLAIR | Serbian PM Gambles on EU Entry
Reports on Issues of Current Strategic Importance
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Turkey’s Gamble to Save Itself
Turkey considers direct military confrontation in Syria as Ankara stares strategic defeat in the face.