CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
ESSENTIAL READING | Practice to Deceive
Important New Strategic Literature
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Northern Tier: Changing Fortunes in the Caspian
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Controlling the Scope and Consequences of a Military Strike Against Iran
In this “open letter”, a retired senior officer under the Shah asks whether the scope and intensity of an internationally-discussed military invasion of Iran, and its consequences, would be controllable.
CRIME & CORRUPTION
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Nigeria’s Government Faces a Hard Deadline
An Estimate of an area of key current significance.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
ESSENTIAL READING | Saving Nation
Important New Strategic Literature
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
EARLY WARNING | Debt or Glory? Choosing Debt, Losing Glory
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
Syria: Behind the Media and Politics
Political and media representations of the conflict in Syria have tended to reinforce entrenched positions, making truth the primary casualty of war. Senior Editor Yossef Bodansky goes back to primary sources and historical knowledge to get to an unvarnished perspective.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
The Consequences of Initiating War Against Iran’s Vital Ally
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
EN CLAIR | Indonesia Steps Up Defense Modernization
A Report on an Issue of Strategic Importance
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 08/2013
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ESSENTIAL READING | Stirring Reminiscences
Important New Strategic Literature
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
ESSENTIAL READING | Great War Lessons
Important New Strategic Literature