SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Africa: Mali, Nigeria, and the Bigger Picture
The Mali War will be neither simple nor quick, ‘though the players all wish it so.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Myanmar and the US: Stumbling Toward a Critical Relationship
Chinese maritime strategy has been to ensure access to — even dominance of — the critical ASEAN and Indian Ocean sea lanes, vital to its interests, and vital to containing any potential rivalry with India. For India and the US, the reverse has been the case.
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.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Mali: Center Stage
The international community finally began addressing the issue of Islamist fighters in Mali. This provided an opportunity for Nigeria, in particular, to rebuild its own security and political stability. But there was still no guarantee that the opportunity would be grasped.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | The Boko Haram Deception
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Australia’s New Security Reports
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Terrorism and Geopolitics: The Release of Abu-Musab al-Suri
How the release from a Syrian prison of perhaps the most important jihadist ideologues reflects a delicate interplay between Iran, Syria, and the Sunni jihadist forces from Qatar, Turkey, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia.
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.