GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
EN CLAIR | Turkey’s Prospects Dim, but its NATO Rôle Seems to Grow
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The “Arab Spring” Three Years On
The Geopolitical Map Continues to Transform
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Northern Tier: Changing Fortunes in the Caspian
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.
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.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Consequences of Initiating War Against Iran’s Vital Ally
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Syria Marked an Historical Watershed, Hidden by Verbiage
The strategic landscape changes irrevocably daily. The events of Sept 10, 2013, were of such magnitude that they could not be retracted, even though, in the weeks which followed, there were strong words and gestures — as though nothing had changed — which seemed to give a sense of continuity. But...
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
EARLY WARNING | Transforming Fortunes
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Middle East Drifts Back to Its Roots
Fragility of the modern Middle Eastern state system reflects a return to reliance on traditional societies. The minorities’ genie is out of the lantern throughout the entire greater Middle East.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES