SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Private Military Contracting: Outsourcing Warfare
Private sector military forces have again become a norm of national security for many governments. But, as history shows, the costs may be higher than desired.
SOVEREIGNTY
EN CLAIR | Ethiopia’s Emerging Year of Decisions
It’s not just the fighting: Prime Minister Abiy must start considering “Ethiopian Solutions to Ethiopian Problems” as his country returns to its historical identity.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Critical Infrastructure: Taking the Heart Out of the Heartland
Today, strategic infrastructure is vulnerable to all threats. Gaining control of populations may be the first goal of 21st Century total war before hostilities begin, but destroying enemy infrastructure is the first goal once shots are fired, or e-fired.
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EARLY WARNING | If the “Big Lie” is the New Truth …
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Nigeria Teeters on the Edge
Insurgency has splintered and spread. Now civilians are becoming State targets.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Restoring the Power and Legitimacy of Governance
Could the restoration of aspects of a more traditional structure help stabilize and inspire Russian governance? Or, indeed, all governments?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Long and Short of Ethiopia's Current Wars
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
The US and the World: In With the Old; Out with the New
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Turkey and Russia Inch Closer to Conflict Over Gas Lines
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The New Total War: Decisive Battle, Decisive War
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EARLY WARNING | PsyStrat: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Amorphous Warfare: Genocide is Alive and Well in Africa
The Oromo war against Ethiopian nationalists and ethnic Amhara peoples is driven by small extremist groups, supported by foreign governments. But it is virulent and gaining traction. Moreover, its impact is strategic.