GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
EARLY WARNING | The Pentagon’s “Third Offset” is Too Limited
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
CURRENT ESTIMATE | Sanctions: The White House Cuba Hypocrisy
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 11/2014
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
ESSENTIAL READING | All Change
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
EN CLAIR | Egypt Strengthens Its Alliances, Economy, and Opposition to Extremism
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
EN CLAIR | EU Moves Afoot to End the Sanctions Against Russia
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
EN CLAIR | Qatar Changes its Public Relations, not its Strategies
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
South Asian Uncertainties
Pakistan-US relations have revived in a sudden rapprochement based on Islamabad’s determination to reject all — not just some — Taliban, but India now seems determined not to take advantage of this victory, and has returned to a policy of strategic confrontation and escalation against Pakistan.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Australian Leader Averts Leadership Challenge, But Faces Uncertainty
ASIA
The US and the Northern Tier: Iran Ascendant?
US Pres. Barack Obama’s removal of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the failure thus far on talks with Iran seem likely to compound US strategic challenges in the coming two years. What is significant is that the issue is not really about nuclear weapons; it is about Iran’s strategic growth.
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Strategic Policy: Sanctions Busting
Do sanctions work, or do they exacerbate conflict, in a multi-polar strategic environment? And who suffers most? Could it be the sanctioning states? French Pres. Hollande succumbed — at least temporarily — to US pressure on delivery of Mistral ships to Russia, which pays the price.