HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
SOVEREIGNTY
Cratometamorphosis: Inclusion, Exclusion, Seclusion?
The mounting hysteria over secessionist and sovereignty movements — whether in Catalonia, Scotland, Kurdistan, Turkey, West Papua, or Oromia — should cause political leaders to reflect on the causes of national schisms rather than merely to attempt to suppress them.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Governance Republic Versus Crown: Competition or Convergence?
A debate is emerging, for the first time in more than a century, over forms of governance. Is it a choice between “republic” and “monarchy”? Or something more? Are “crowned republics” an answer?
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Turning Point: The New US Afghanistan “Strategy”
CRIME & CORRUPTION
The State of the USA: River of Doubt; Swamp of Despair
It may be that the Washington, DC campaign to isolate, capture, and subdue US Pres. Donald Trump has finally succeeded. If so, what does that mean for the global strategic environment? But does Donald Trump have options to regain control of the situation?
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EARLY WARNING | The Impulse in the US Toward Civil War
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
ESSENTIAL READING | A Degree of Comfort
HISTORY
ESSENTIAL READING | Eternal Patterns
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
STRATEGIC TRAJECTORIES | The Failure of the Saudi Attempt to Capture Washington
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EARLY WARNING | The Decisive War of Democracies
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 02/2017
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR