DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
CRIME & CORRUPTION
The State of the USA: River of Doubt; Swamp of Despair
It may be that the Washington, DC campaign to isolate, capture, and subdue US Pres. Donald Trump has finally succeeded. If so, what does that mean for the global strategic environment? But does Donald Trump have options to regain control of the situation?
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Using Icons to Change Outcomes
Preventing conflict and dissension in Ethiopia may be more about prestige than power
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
EN CLAIR | Broader Ramifications of the Arab States’ Rift with Qatar
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Moving the Global Geopolitical Center of Gravity
Why is the global strategic architecture changing? What led to it? How is it changing? How can we plan for it? Who will be at the center of gravity of the next era? And where?
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Attack on Syria: US Has Returned to “Business as Usual”
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | The Failure of the Saudi Attempt to Capture Washington
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Jihadism: Resuming the Great Intra-Muslim War
The Future of DI’ISH and al-Qaida’s Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham in Syria. By Jonathan Alexander Hoffman
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
INTERVIEW | Iranian Statesman Ardeshir Zahedi Looks to the Future
Ardeshir Zahedi talks with Gregory R. Copley, Editor
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | How the Saudi Rift with Egypt is Spiraling Out of Control
Saudi Arabia’s rift with Egypt is spiraling out of control, with major strategic ramifications for both countries, as well as for the Yemen conflict and other Red Sea security challenges.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
US Strategic Policy Options in a Post-Obama World
The incoming US Trump Administration has in many ways inherited a poisoned chalice, but, equally, there are many areas where decisive leadership is possible.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR