STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Afghanistan
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Beijing, Tehran: Suzerainty, New Colonialism, and Crime
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Transitions - 06/2018
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Trump Iran Decision: Yes, But What Does It Really Mean?
US Pres. Donald Trump’s move to pull the US out of the Iran nuclear pact was anticipated, and dire forecasts proliferated as to the impact of such a move. But what, in the end, does it really mean? The pact had not led to a real opening between Iran and the West.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Now It Gets Murky: How the US-DPRK Talks Can Evolve
Suddenly, the lights of the diplomatic theater dim, and a wider cast of players — more than initially indicated — move in the shadows. Until now, it has been a game of relatively honest posturing: brightly lit theater.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Is Erdoğan Pushing for Conflict to Galvanize Turkey?
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Ethiopia Achieves a Profound Change, But Complexities Abound
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Current Estimate: Turkey’s Flawed Invasion of Syria
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | US National Defense Strategy: Back to Normal; Back to a New World
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Searching for Meaning in the US National Security Strategy
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Iran’s Unity is Intact, But So, Too, the National Angst
SOVEREIGNTY
The Kurdish Referendum: Perpetual Victims
Kurdistan’s saga is far from over, but, for now, US influence has diminished significantly.