GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Libya: Key to the Caliphate Thrust Against Egypt, the Maghreb States, and Africa
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Sic Transit Gloria: Sunset, Sunrise on the Suez Canal
Egypt has already made its move away from the United States, although many in Washington do not seem to even understand that the seismic shift has been made. Egypt is reviving economically and strategically, and promises to transform the Suez-Red Sea strategic maritime environment.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | A Strategic Link Now Possible Between Egypt and Ethiopia
Egyptian concern over the flow of Nile waters now focuses not on Ethiopia but on Sudan.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
In the Middle East, Much Hangs on Which Way Iran Could Evolve
SOVEREIGNTY
Sudan’s Hidden Agenda Toward South Sudan
Khartoum’s real agenda is emerging as Khartoum plays the rôle of mediator between South Sudan Pres. Salva Kiir and insurgent leader Riek Machar. Whatever happens, Sudan is determined to end the days of an independent South Sudan.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Paris Jihad, Ready or Not, Has Begun, and Will Widen
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
2015: The Year of Opportunity and Danger
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EN CLAIR | Qatar Changes its Public Relations, not its Strategies
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Nigeria: Will Jonathan Win?
The first significant signs have begun to emerge that the February 14, 2015, Nigerian elections may remove Pres. Goodluck Jonathan. But that depends on whether they actually occur. What happens if they do not? None of the options for stability are good.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
ESSENTIAL READING | The Next Big Thing
SOVEREIGNTY
Unfinished Business on the White Nile
Sudan Pushes Fighting Against, and Inside, South Sudan as it Maneuvers to Re-Absorb South Sudan into Sudan