SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Africa: Mali, Nigeria, and the Bigger Picture
The Mali War will be neither simple nor quick, ‘though the players all wish it so.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Ain Amenas Incident: Algerie l’Implacable?
The hostage-taking affair at the Ain Amenas natural gas plant showed the Algerian Government as less than a cooperative player in security matters, while breathing new life into the salafist movement.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Mali: Center Stage
The international community finally began addressing the issue of Islamist fighters in Mali. This provided an opportunity for Nigeria, in particular, to rebuild its own security and political stability. But there was still no guarantee that the opportunity would be grasped.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | The Boko Haram Deception
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
DOCUMENT | Testimony by Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of African Affairs
Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs. Washington, DC, December 5, 2012.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Mali: Pivotal Point
Paralyzing factors — including Algeria’s secret nuclear program — conspire against addressing Mali’s growing safe-haven for the jihadist fighters who threaten the stability of West Africa’s energy production, now a pivotal component of US and European requirements.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Nigerian Security Situation Deteriorates; the PRC Frets
An estimate of an area of key current significance
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
The Maghreb: Can Libya Repel the Invaders and Survive?
Libyans went, on July 7, 2012, into their first national elections in decades, and foreign observers hailed the fact that democracy had returned to the Maghreb state.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Strategic Policy in an Age of Global Realignment
A Three-Part Presentation on Grand Strategy, the Global Condition and Outlook, and a Context for 21st Century Strategic Policy.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Global Outlook: Eight Strategic Factors to Consider in 2012
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Nigerian Stability Declines as Its President Flounders
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Nigerian Situation Slides Further as Jonathan Prevaricates
An estimate of an area of key current significance