DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
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.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
It is possible to see that the “Arab-Israeli war” will only be sustained in that name by propaganda: the reality is that possibly only one Arab state — Qatar — is committed fully to the war, while HAMAS in the Palestinian Authority is also implacable.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Egyptian concern over the flow of Nile waters now focuses not on Ethiopia but on Sudan.
SOVEREIGNTY
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
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.