DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Obama’s Africa Turn
After his successful achievement of an accord with Iran, US Pres. Barack Obama belatedly starts moves to regain African ground from the PRC. Is it too little, too late?
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Now Can Cyrus and Darius Be Recalled - The Persians, Not the Clerics, Begin to Revive
The July 14, 2015, major power accord with Iran was portrayed as the deliverance of the laws of the international community upon Iran. But it has delivered more consequences than any of the parties could have considered.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Pakistan Prepares for a New Indian Military Confrontation
Indicators of emerging patterns of global significance
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EARLY WARNING | Behold, the Sack of Europe Commences
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 06/2015
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Nigeria Awakens
The transition from the Goodluck Jonathan Administration highlights unique challenges for the incoming Buhari Government. Defeating Boko Haram may be the easiest part of it.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Turkey Plunges Toward … What?
The Turkish Government is pushing forward on a number of key strategic fronts, but there is real ambiguity — even within the country — about its national goals. And its prospects for stability and territorial integrity.
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
The Unlucky Country? Australia Faces its Most Difficult Challenge
Australia, long considered “the lucky country”, now faces the prospect that demand for its mineral exports will continue to decline, ending its strong period of economic growth while it sees little chance of rebuilding its historically innovative and competitive industrial base.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Revived Coalition Against Syria May Be Result of Saudi Shuffle
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EN CLAIR | Concern in Indonesia Over Inexperience of Joko Widodo
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
National Security in a Totally Transformed Global Strategic Framework
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | The Saudi Leadership War and the Retreat to Conservatism
Saudi Arabia’s leadership succession restructuring and Cabinet reshuffle on April 29, 2015, offered important clues for the strategic shape of the region in the coming few years, and these may not be positive for the Kingdom.