African Union
RESOURCES
ESSENTIAL READING | A New Man-Machine Marriage?
Important New Strategic Literature
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Building to the Egyptian Explosion
The long preparation of the Ikhwan — the Muslim Brothers — and their links to Iran, are now paying dividends in the Egyptian turmoil; and Suez, energy links are unquestionably targeted
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Some Ramifications of the Egyptian Changes
The transition of power in Egypt was still playing out by mid-February 2011, but it was already clear that there were ramifications which would shape the global economy and power balance
RESOURCES
Energy: the Driver of the Grand Strategy of the PRC
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Earthquake in the Middle East
An estimate of an area of key current significance
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
ESSENTIAL READING | Defiant, Forgotten
Important New Strategic Literature
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Eastern Mediterranean as the Eye of the Hurricane
The crisis now focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean had Jimmy Carter’s overthrow of the Shah of Iran as its basis, and now centers around the competition — and cooperation — of Russia, Iran, Turkey, and the People’s Republic of China.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Links with al-Qaida
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
Turkey Considers its Moves Toward Nuclear Weapons
Profound tensions exist between the Turkish Armed Forces and the civilian Government; it is an age-old rivalry which may once again, and soon, come to a head even though the September 12, 2010, referendum gave the civilians the edge. But there are some strategic questions on which both agree.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The New Strategic Framework Begins to Emerge in the Middle East as Iran Surges, and the US Resiles
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Iran, Israel, the US: The Return of Chicken Little
The Prospect of an Israeli Military Strike Against Iran: Far Lower than Western Analysts Would Like to Think