STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The End of the Arab-Israeli War, But Not the Fighting
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.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Indian Ocean Shapes Up as the Dynamic Nexis of the 21st Century
SOVEREIGNTY
Yemen’s Crisis Takes on a New Strategic Dimension
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Sic Transit Gloria: Sunset, Sunrise on the Suez Canal
Egypt has already made its move away from the United States, although many in Washington do not seem to even understand that the seismic shift has been made. Egypt is reviving economically and strategically, and promises to transform the Suez-Red Sea strategic maritime environment.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | A Strategic Link Now Possible Between Egypt and Ethiopia
Egyptian concern over the flow of Nile waters now focuses not on Ethiopia but on Sudan.
SOVEREIGNTY
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Djibouti Reunion With Ethiopia: Global Impact
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Transitions in Saudi Arabia and Yemen: Delicate Times
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.
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
ESSENTIAL READING | Pacific Overtures
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Does the African Union Model Need Re-Shaping?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Sudan, Facing Revolt, Prepares for War
Sudan’s economic crisis spurs Khartoum to search for a foreign threat.