DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Saudi Arabia Seeks New Course After Rift With Washington
Indicators of emerging patterns of global significance
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 03/2014
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Muqtada al-Sadr Leaves Iraqi Politics … to Iran
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Game Over? Is the US-Iranian Rapprochement Stillborn?
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamene’i confirms that Iranian suspicion of Washington remains high, and that Iran will not compromise on nuclear, or other, issues
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Saudi Arabia Woos Pakistan, Again, to Contain Iran
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Can Brazil Ensure That a Secure World Cup Football Tournament is Possible?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The “Arab Spring” Three Years On
The Geopolitical Map Continues to Transform
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
A True Iran-US Rapprochement Would Change the Strategic Landscape
The restoration of meaningful US-Iranian links could have profound strategic implications for both states, as well as for Russia, Turkey, and the region.
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
Strategic Philosophy: Blind New World?
A new global balance is emerging. But how do strategic policymakers address a framework to manage change? Is the Westphalian concept of a nation-state likely to survive, or will it be temporarily eclipsed by the city state? What aspects of current military technology and doctrine remain viable?
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EARLY WARNING | The Observer as Protagonist; Gesture as Victory
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
EN CLAIR | PRC, Saudi, Others Move Against US
Reports on Issues of Current Strategic Importance
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Syria: Behind the Media and Politics
Political and media representations of the conflict in Syria have tended to reinforce entrenched positions, making truth the primary casualty of war. Senior Editor Yossef Bodansky goes back to primary sources and historical knowledge to get to an unvarnished perspective.