PERSONNEL
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
ESSENTIAL READING | Pivotal Persia
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Africa: Mali, Nigeria, and the Bigger Picture
The Mali War will be neither simple nor quick, ‘though the players all wish it so.
DIPLOMACY, ALLIANCES & TREATIES
Myanmar and the US: Stumbling Toward a Critical Relationship
Chinese maritime strategy has been to ensure access to — even dominance of — the critical ASEAN and Indian Ocean sea lanes, vital to its interests, and vital to containing any potential rivalry with India. For India and the US, the reverse has been the case.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Ain Amenas Incident: Algerie l’Implacable?
The hostage-taking affair at the Ain Amenas natural gas plant showed the Algerian Government as less than a cooperative player in security matters, while breathing new life into the salafist movement.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Mali: Center Stage
The international community finally began addressing the issue of Islamist fighters in Mali. This provided an opportunity for Nigeria, in particular, to rebuild its own security and political stability. But there was still no guarantee that the opportunity would be grasped.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Australia’s New Security Reports
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
EARLY WARNING | Survival is Fundamental; Only Methods Change
Gregory R. Copley, in the Fifth Decade of “Defense & Foreign Affairs”
STRATEGIC PHILOSOPHY
EARLY WARNING | Short-Term Objectives; Short-Term Outcomes
Gregory R. Copley, on the Fortieth Anniversary of “Defense & Foreign Affairs”
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
CURRENT ESTIMATE | The PRC’s Space Strategy Signifies a New Competitiveness
An estimate of an area of key current significance
PERSONNEL
Key Transitions and Defense and Intelligence Appointments - 01/2012
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Military Doctrine: The Legacy of Coalition Warfare
US Defense reorganization means major doctrinal re-thinking, not just for the US, but for its Allies. The debate now begins on how to get back to sustainable — politically and economically — warfighting doctrines after the strategic failure of “overwhelming wealth”.