DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Game Over? Is the US-Iranian Rapprochement Stillborn?
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamene’i confirms that Iranian suspicion of Washington remains high, and that Iran will not compromise on nuclear, or other, issues
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Can Brazil Ensure That a Secure World Cup Football Tournament is Possible?
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
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.
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
SOVEREIGNTY
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Will Turkey Survive to the Mid-21st Century?
Can the Turkish state survive until the mid-21st Century within its present boundaries, and with its present identity?
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Syria: Behind the Media and Politics
Political and media representations of the conflict in Syria have tended to reinforce entrenched positions, making truth the primary casualty of war. Senior Editor Yossef Bodansky goes back to primary sources and historical knowledge to get to an unvarnished perspective.