DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Africa’s Significant Rôle in Beijing’s Global Strategy
Africa has assumed a central rôle in the strategy of the PRC, and promises to become — through China’s portion of the Silk Road — integral to Beijing’s future.
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Using Icons to Change Outcomes
Preventing conflict and dissension in Ethiopia may be more about prestige than power
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
EN CLAIR | Broader Ramifications of the Arab States’ Rift with Qatar
AFRICA
EN CLAIR | Turkey’s Referendum is Transformative for Eurasia, Middle East
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense & Intelligence Appointments - 03/2017
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 02/2017
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The RedMed: Somaliland’s Furor Reflects Wider Conflicts
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Ethiopia Faces New Externally-Backed Domestic Threats
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Turkey’s Putsch: The Broader Context Shows it as a Catalyst
Ankara has placed itself deliberately on an all-or-nothing path which envisages only Turkish strategic dominance, lightly disguised by attempts to diplomatically hold the international community at bay as it prepares its ground.
SOVEREIGNTY
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Islands and Highlands of a Dynamic Red Sea
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Alliance-Building in the RedMed
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey have been at the forefront of attempts to build new realities on the ground in the Red Sea-Eastern Mediterranean areas. But there are many sub-sets and contradictions at play, including significant underlying rivalries.