SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Persia Rising: Strategic Ramifications of Iran’s Regional Proxies
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Is the Iranian Empire Finally Re-Emerging?
A revived Persian Empire is within Iran’s grasp. The mullahs’ Tehran, which had long resisted the call of traditional Persian geopolitical thinking, now seems to be embracing Persian geopolitics...
SOVEREIGNTY
The Kurdish Referendum: Perpetual Victims
Kurdistan’s saga is far from over, but, for now, US influence has diminished significantly.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Collapse of the Kingdom: MbS Adds Accelerant to the Saudi Fire
SOVEREIGNTY
EARLY WARNING | The Forgotten Do Not Forget
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Ankara and Abuja: Dancing Around Terrorism Issues
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 10/2017
SOVEREIGNTY
Cratometamorphosis: Inclusion, Exclusion, Seclusion?
The mounting hysteria over secessionist and sovereignty movements — whether in Catalonia, Scotland, Kurdistan, Turkey, West Papua, or Oromia — should cause political leaders to reflect on the causes of national schisms rather than merely to attempt to suppress them.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Why Turkey’s Old Allies Delay Acknowledging Reality
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
EN CLAIR | Iran, Turkey: Keep Allies Close; Keep Rivals Still Closer
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES