DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Persian Phoenix?
Iran has rejected pressures from Moscow and Beijing not to surge to dominate the Middle East. Where does this leave all the other players?
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
The Middle East Returns to Itself?
And how the Trump-Sisi summit marked a significant further decline in Washington’s influence in the region.
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
EARLY WARNING | Are We in Control of Where We’re Going?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ENCLAIR | Indonesia, Amid Growth and Challenges, Will Boost Defense Spending
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Turkish Brinkmanship is Very Near the Brink
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Moving Beyond Strategic Distractions
The deep and intractable humanitarian morass of the Yemen conflict has diverted attention away from the broader strategic framework, with serious consequences.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
A New “Middle Eastern Entente” Shakes Moscow and Washington
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Changes in the Indian Ocean at the Core of the “New Balance”
Could the UK soon lose sovereignty over Diego Garcia? If so, the US would lose another key base in the Indo-Pacific. And how are Oman and Qatar planning for the future? Could the US even project force again into a major Afghan operation, or into Iraq?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Current Estimate: The Hanoi US-DPRK Summit May Be Xi Jinping’s Victory
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Korea and the Return of China’s Tributary States
The Forthcoming Struggles and Wars, According to Xi Jinping
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
The Global Balance: Strategic Self-Defeatism
How the US internal political war against such issues as the INF Treaty withdrawal and missile defense modernization mirrors historical schisms inviting the overthrow of sound governance
PERSONNEL