SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Invisible War: How Conflict in Ethiopia Has Global Consequences
Could a confederation between Ethiopia and Eritrea resolve Red Sea security issues?
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
AUKUS Beyond the China Threat: Where Do India and Indonesia Fit into the Picture?
How much does the AUKUS May 30, 2026, ministerial statement clarify how the alliance is emerging and tackling constant technological and geopolitical evolution?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Homayoun’s 2003 Approach to Ending Clerical Control of Iran
This assessment of the Iranian problem was given to US policymakers in 2003. Why was it never considered by Washington in the planning to resolve the challenge?
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 04/2026
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Diplomacy on the Brink in West Africa
Regional cooperation blocs are everywhere becoming less cohesive, but the disintegration of the West African pioneer, ECOWAS, has perhaps been the most significant.
SOVEREIGNTY
Bougainville: Independence at Last?
Birthing a nation-state at a time when the old rules are less secure than they were.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
A New Axis? Türkiye, Ukraine and Syria
In order to show that it favors the US strategy and to present itself as a factor of stability in the region, Türkiye is bringing Ukraine to Syria; that is, to a geographical area that Russia has traditionally used by maintaining bases in order to serve its interests in the Eastern Mediterranean.
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
Strategic Trends: We, the Imperialists!
We have abused the language and words of power. Our glib misuse of them hurts us and obscures the lessons of history at a time when we desperately need guidelines.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
World War III: The Soft Launch
Everything is connected, and it’s starting to become clear with the US strategic operations.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Has Trump Chosen to Fall on the Hills of the Zagros?
Did the US have no concrete follow-on plan to restore Iran as a stable ally of the US in the region, as it had been during the US Nixon Administration (1969-74)?
HISTORY