SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Some Ramifications of the Egyptian Changes
The transition of power in Egypt was still playing out by mid-February 2011, but it was already clear that there were ramifications which would shape the global economy and power balance
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
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Jihadists, Inspired by al-Shabaab, on the Move in Africa
An estimate of an area of key current significance
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Horn, Red Sea Brace for Instability
Somaliland Moves Toward Islamist Reunification With Somalia
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Piracy: An Overview — Puntland and Piracy
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | Election Pressures in the Horn
Exclusive Reports on Issues of Strategic Significance
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Horn of Africa: Democracy or Stability?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Northern Tier Conflicts: Pakistan Holds Firm
ISI Re-Appointment Gives the West Time to Review Policies
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Complexity: the Yemen Fixation - Craving Clarity
Media, and political, hysteria over Yemen obfuscates a broader, deeper strategic matrix of long-term importance. Is the Western demand for simplicity, and the refusal to embrace complex context, at the core of Western strategic failure?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Global Strategic Trends: Options in the Indian Ocean Century
How do nations move, “post-Afghanistan”, post-superpowers, and in the Indian Ocean Century?