MIGRATION
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The “Arab Spring” Three Years On
The Geopolitical Map Continues to Transform
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Terrorism: From Jerusalem to Sochi
Major new jihadist networks prepare to strike the Winter Olympics and the G-8 Summit
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Does the African Union Model Need Re-Shaping?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Northern Tier: Changing Fortunes in the Caspian
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Controlling the Scope and Consequences of a Military Strike Against Iran
In this “open letter”, a retired senior officer under the Shah asks whether the scope and intensity of an internationally-discussed military invasion of Iran, and its consequences, would be controllable.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
A True Iran-US Rapprochement Would Change the Strategic Landscape
The restoration of meaningful US-Iranian links could have profound strategic implications for both states, as well as for Russia, Turkey, and the region.
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
Strategic Philosophy: Blind New World?
A new global balance is emerging. But how do strategic policymakers address a framework to manage change? Is the Westphalian concept of a nation-state likely to survive, or will it be temporarily eclipsed by the city state? What aspects of current military technology and doctrine remain viable?
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Pakistan Begins a Move Toward Indian Ocean Centrality
Indicators of emerging patterns of global significance
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EARLY WARNING | The Observer as Protagonist; Gesture as Victory
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
EN CLAIR | PRC, Saudi, Others Move Against US
Reports on Issues of Current Strategic Importance
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Pakistan in a Totally Transformed World
Pakistan’s strategic context transformed with the start of a new war in Afghanistan in 2001. It is now emerging into the “post-Afghan War”, Post-US Years, which will transform it yet again. But what will this entail?