CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
ESSENTIAL READING | Defiant, Forgotten
Important New Strategic Literature
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
The Eastern Mediterranean as the Eye of the Hurricane
The crisis now focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean had Jimmy Carter’s overthrow of the Shah of Iran as its basis, and now centers around the competition — and cooperation — of Russia, Iran, Turkey, and the People’s Republic of China.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
Pyongyang Sets the Stage for Important Moves in The Kim Jong-Un Era
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
National Disaster Response: Strategic Disaster Responses
Pakistan’s floods demonstrate the strategic implications of natural disasters, particularly during conflict, and of disaster management choices
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
South Asia: Après le Deluge
Watershed Strategic Ramifications Can be Expected from Pakistan Flood Disaster
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
LETTERS | Strategic Intelligence
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EN CLAIR | Nigeria’s Battles Intensify
Exclusive Reports on Issues of Strategic Significance
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
EARLY WARNING | Heartlands, Rimlands, and Oceans: A New Age
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
CURRENT ESTIMATE | The Game Has Changed in the Indo-Pacific Maritime Zone
An estimate of an area of key current significance
CULTURE, PSYCHOLOGY & MEDIA
ESSENTIAL READING | Islam versus Islamist
Important New Strategic Literature
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Links with al-Qaida
HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
Turkey Considers its Moves Toward Nuclear Weapons
Profound tensions exist between the Turkish Armed Forces and the civilian Government; it is an age-old rivalry which may once again, and soon, come to a head even though the September 12, 2010, referendum gave the civilians the edge. But there are some strategic questions on which both agree.