SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Now Can Cyrus and Darius Be Recalled - The Persians, Not the Clerics, Begin to Revive
The July 14, 2015, major power accord with Iran was portrayed as the deliverance of the laws of the international community upon Iran. But it has delivered more consequences than any of the parties could have considered.
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EARLY WARNING | Behold, the Sack of Europe Commences
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 06/2015
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Turkey Plunges Toward … What?
The Turkish Government is pushing forward on a number of key strategic fronts, but there is real ambiguity — even within the country — about its national goals. And its prospects for stability and territorial integrity.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ESSENTIAL READING | Premature Caliph?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Revived Coalition Against Syria May Be Result of Saudi Shuffle
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Moscow’s Discreet Affairs to the South
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
National Security in a Totally Transformed Global Strategic Framework
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The End of the Arab-Israeli War, But Not the Fighting
It is possible to see that the “Arab-Israeli war” will only be sustained in that name by propaganda: the reality is that possibly only one Arab state — Qatar — is committed fully to the war, while HAMAS in the Palestinian Authority is also implacable.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Nigeria: Jonathan Bequeaths a Crisis to Buhari
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Strategic Realities in the Post-Iran-Deal World
The tentative Iran “nuclear” deal does not stop Iran gaining nuclear weapons. But it does have unintended consequences of global significance.