STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Russia and Turkey: Not War in the Offing, But Something Far More Important
It is now apparent that Russia can no longer ignore the reality that Turkey will remain the major impediment to Russia's control over its strategic ability to escape the containment of geography as well as geopolitics. The question is: what can it do about it, and when?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
RedMed: The Global Nexus at the Suez, Red Sea, and Horn of Africa
Why the RedMed Region is Becoming Increasingly Central to the Emerging Global Strategic Framework
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Russia, Syria, and the West: Finally at the Crossroads?
Russia has responded strenuously and unambiguously to the US, Turkish, Qatari, and Saudi provocations which began, and sustain, the war — and the Islamic Caliphate — in Syria.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | All Change in the Middle East? Syria, Egypt Trend Positively; Saudi, Iran Transform
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Australia Doubles Down on US Strategic Relations
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
ESSENTIAL READING | East Asia’s Busy Year
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Red Sea and Indian Ocean: Fishing in Troubled Waters
Djibouti takes center stage as Horn, Arabian Peninsula, and the muddied waters of the Red Sea come “into play”. Just as the Suez Canal doubles its capacity, Iran enjoys new freedom of operations, and Beijing begins consolidating its reach into strategic bases in the region.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Global Balance: The Global Tectonic Plates Begin to Move
Some of the short-term fog of global transformation is beginning to clear, showing the PRC and the US as — predictably — the great powers, but each facing profound existential challenges.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Eritrea’s Fracturing Continues; How Will Isayas React?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Pakistan Prepares for a New Indian Military Confrontation
Indicators of emerging patterns of global significance
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE