SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Egypt Attempts to Control its Destiny
The Egyptian decision to remove Pres. Morsi was demonstrably no less “democratic” than the decision to remove Pres. Mubarak, but the latest events showed that the US could no longer determine outcomes in the region ...
RESOURCES
Sudan and South Sudan: Getting South Sudan’s Oil Flowing
Diplomatic failure by South Sudan’s Vice-Pres. Machar when he was sent to negotiate with Sudan in fact cut South Sudan’s oil exports. But Machar then began to exploit his own failure as part of a campaign to seize power at home.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
EN CLAIR | Ethiopia-Egypt Maneuvering Takes on “Black and White” Operational Guises
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Egypt’s Instability Triggers a New Proxy War Against Ethiopia and its Allies
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GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
South Sudan: Now It’s a Case of the West Misunderstanding Juba
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Road to Damascus is Paved with Ill-Intent
The Biblical conversion of Paul to Christianity “on the road to Damascus” implied a turning point for the onetime antagonist of Christ. But now the road to Damascus is an unmarked and uncertain path, full of treachery and hidden motives ...
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.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Pakistan’s Strategic Significance in a Transformed World
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Strategic Affairs: No Contest
The US-Iran-Israel Stand-Off: No Conflict in Sight; But for the US, No Success for Embargoes; No Ability to Constrain Nuclear Weapons. The Real War is Between Iran and Turkey.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
EN CLAIR | Australian Intelligence Reviewed
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