SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Nigeria Awakens
The transition from the Goodluck Jonathan Administration highlights unique challenges for the incoming Buhari Government. Defeating Boko Haram may be the easiest part of it.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EARLY WARNING | How to Prepare for a Period of Chaos
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ESSENTIAL READING | Premature Caliph?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Revived Coalition Against Syria May Be Result of Saudi Shuffle
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.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | The Saudi Leadership War and the Retreat to Conservatism
Saudi Arabia’s leadership succession restructuring and Cabinet reshuffle on April 29, 2015, offered important clues for the strategic shape of the region in the coming few years, and these may not be positive for the Kingdom.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Libya: Key to the Caliphate Thrust Against Egypt, the Maghreb States, and Africa
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EARLY WARNING | Wars Are Rarely Won with the Wrong Tools
SOVEREIGNTY
Sudan’s Hidden Agenda Toward South Sudan
Khartoum’s real agenda is emerging as Khartoum plays the rôle of mediator between South Sudan Pres. Salva Kiir and insurgent leader Riek Machar. Whatever happens, Sudan is determined to end the days of an independent South Sudan.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Paris Jihad, Ready or Not, Has Begun, and Will Widen
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
South Asian Uncertainties
Pakistan-US relations have revived in a sudden rapprochement based on Islamabad’s determination to reject all — not just some — Taliban, but India now seems determined not to take advantage of this victory, and has returned to a policy of strategic confrontation and escalation against Pakistan.