SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Sanctions: The White House Cuba Hypocrisy
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 11/2014
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
EN CLAIR | Egypt Strengthens Its Alliances, Economy, and Opposition to Extremism
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EN CLAIR | Qatar Changes its Public Relations, not its Strategies
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Australian Leader Averts Leadership Challenge, But Faces Uncertainty
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Strategic Policy: Sanctions Busting
Do sanctions work, or do they exacerbate conflict, in a multi-polar strategic environment? And who suffers most? Could it be the sanctioning states? French Pres. Hollande succumbed — at least temporarily — to US pressure on delivery of Mistral ships to Russia, which pays the price.
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 10/2014
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
EN CLAIR | France Set to Deliver Mistral Ships to Russia
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | US Pres. Obama Lashes Out After Congressional Losses
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Has Boko Haram Over-Reached?
Is Nigeria’s main insurgent group losing information dominance, C2, and cohesion? And is this enough to give the Nigerian Government the impetus in needs to embark on a stable election season building to the February 2015 polls?
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES