GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
SOVEREIGNTY
The Ukraine Crisis: The Changing Black Sea Balance, and its Broader Impact
The inevitable return of Crimea to Russia, and the strategic consequences in the Black Sea region, the Caucasus and Northern Tier, for NATO, the Mediterranean, and, well, everywhere ...
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ESSENTIAL READING | Peace at Any Price
Important New Strategic Literature
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The “Arab Spring” Three Years On
The Geopolitical Map Continues to Transform
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EARLY WARNING | Governance Patterns in the New World Order
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Northern Tier: Changing Fortunes in the Caspian
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Controlling the Scope and Consequences of a Military Strike Against Iran
In this “open letter”, a retired senior officer under the Shah asks whether the scope and intensity of an internationally-discussed military invasion of Iran, and its consequences, would be controllable.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
ESSENTIAL READING | Saving Nation
Important New Strategic Literature
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Pakistan in a Totally Transformed World
Pakistan’s strategic context transformed with the start of a new war in Afghanistan in 2001. It is now emerging into the “post-Afghan War”, Post-US Years, which will transform it yet again. But what will this entail?
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
The African Watershed in Global Affairs
Conflict emerges in Africa as the PRC battles to push resource exports toward the Indian Ocean
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Sudan, Facing Revolt, Prepares for War
Sudan’s economic crisis spurs Khartoum to search for a foreign threat.
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Syria: Behind the Media and Politics
Political and media representations of the conflict in Syria have tended to reinforce entrenched positions, making truth the primary casualty of war. Senior Editor Yossef Bodansky goes back to primary sources and historical knowledge to get to an unvarnished perspective.