ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Nigeria: Will Jonathan Win?
The first significant signs have begun to emerge that the February 14, 2015, Nigerian elections may remove Pres. Goodluck Jonathan. But that depends on whether they actually occur. What happens if they do not? None of the options for stability are good.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
South Asian Uncertainties
Pakistan-US relations have revived in a sudden rapprochement based on Islamabad’s determination to reject all — not just some — Taliban, but India now seems determined not to take advantage of this victory, and has returned to a policy of strategic confrontation and escalation against Pakistan.
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
CURRENT ESTIMATE | New Technology and New Doctrine for a New Era
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
The Perfect Storm at Sea: Threats, Nature, and Opportunity
Strategic cyber warfare is set to mimic — on a larger scale — the effects of major natural disasters, while the existing pattern of these disasters in the Indo-Pacific region already preoccupies maritime agencies hampered by political distortions in regional cooperation.
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?
Afghanistan
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 09-2014
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
ESSENTIAL READING | The Next Big Thing
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Afghanistan: a Brief US Victory?
Washington clearly got the outcome it wanted when Pres. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn in to office in Afghanistan on September 29, 2014. The question will be how long the “government of national unity” with Chief Executive Officer (head-of-government) Dr Abdullah Abdullah can last.
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 07/2014
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
Cyber Warfare: The Economical Weapon at Strategic and Tactical Levels
… which only a few smaller powers are using effectively
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES