HISTORY
ESSENTIAL READING | Flesh on the History
Important New Strategic Literature
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Pakistan Floods: the Catalyst Which Ends the Afghan War?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Preparing for London’s Olympics
Security threats to the 2012 Olympics in London began to emerge the moment the International Olympic Committee awarded the games to the UK. Olympic security, meanwhile, is a strategic priority for the host.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Earthquake in the Middle East
An estimate of an area of key current significance
HISTORY
ESSENTIAL READING | Sydney: Cipher and Search
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Eastern Mediterranean as the Eye of the Hurricane
The crisis now focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean had Jimmy Carter’s overthrow of the Shah of Iran as its basis, and now centers around the competition — and cooperation — of Russia, Iran, Turkey, and the People’s Republic of China.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Nigeria’s Battles Intensify
Exclusive Reports on Issues of Strategic Significance
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EARLY WARNING | Heartlands, Rimlands, and Oceans: A New Age
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
ESSENTIAL READING | Islam versus Islamist
Important New Strategic Literature
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Links with al-Qaida
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
Turkey Considers its Moves Toward Nuclear Weapons
Profound tensions exist between the Turkish Armed Forces and the civilian Government; it is an age-old rivalry which may once again, and soon, come to a head even though the September 12, 2010, referendum gave the civilians the edge. But there are some strategic questions on which both agree.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR