In conversation: The Conundrum of Hardline Erdogan’s Popular Appeal
The failed military coup in Turkey demonstrates the power which President Erdogan wields in the country. His theocratic regime, despite receiving… Read more >
TERRORIST ATTACK IN NICE, FRANCE: EUROPE ON THE BRINK?
A recent report by international analysis and advisory firm IHS, suggests that Islamic State has lost about a quarter of… Read more >
FRIENDS OF EUROPE: “2016 SECURITY JAM – BEYOND CONVENTIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES” REPORT
“The only ‘coalition of the willing’ that ought to be put forward is one made up of prominent and influential… Read more >
The past tempts us, the present confuses us and the future frightens us
The title of this blog came from a quote from beloved Science Fiction series, Babylon 5 (Ep. 1, Disk 3,… Read more >
Collins class replacement…a Japanese design?
If you had access to a senior Japanese naval officer involved in the Japanese submarine fleet, what questions would you… Read more >
Idle hands are the devil’s playthings…
The Syrian civil war (2011-), just as the civil war that wracked Iraq after the toppling of Saddam (2003-11), and… Read more >
The Holy Grail of Military Reform
The United States and many of its allies are in the process of dealing with the post-Afghanistan strategic environment. Soon… Read more >
Falcons hovering over the carcass of Syria?
The delivery of a battery of Patriot missiles and F-16 Falcon fighter planes to Jordan by the US (STRATFOR: 03/06/13)… Read more >
Erdogan’s Way
News from Turkey indicates that the Turkish people’s experiment with ‘soft political Islam’ as represented by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip… Read more >
Gamesmanship in Syria
With the USS Eisenhower moving closer to the Syrian coast, the whiff of an international military intervention in the Syrian… Read more >