SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
Awakening From Dreams: Strategic Infrastructure Plans Which May Disappear
Great plans to transform global supply chain dominance have largely been destroyed by economic and political collapse, from Beijing to most Western capitals.
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Türkiye Builds its “New Soviet Man”
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
All Sound and Fury …
Türkiye’s use of its recent military exercises as a means of propaganda, rather than training, show the ambitions of its president.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Transforming Turkish Defenses Now Also Geared to Israel
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Türkiye, Belarus Abandon CFE: The Treaties Crumble
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Türkiye’s New Offensive
The Turkish President, far from accepting his political and economic constraints, is preparing to embark on new military operations for Türkiye to “secure its borders” with Iraq. But this will have profound effects on the US and Greece, as well as others.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
1974: The Watershed Which Created 50 Wasted Years
Failure to comprehend the enduring impact of historical events ensures an inability to address current and future challenges. But the West is yet to grasp the import of 1974.
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | Iranian-Israeli-Russian-US Brinkmanship Pays Off?
The political theater of the Iranian mass air attack on Israel “satisfied honor” and possibly highlighted the reality that Iran could be split from the principal sponsors of HAMAS: Türkiye and Qatar. A line of communication seems to have been established.
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 03/2024
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Türkiye’s President Is Creating “His Own Army”
But it has serious problems of indiscipline and cohesion, and still lacks the characteristics of a true national army.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
The Caucasus: How Close is Armenia to Collapse?
Yerevan’s long list of self-inflicted wounds has culminated with its “break with Moscow”.