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The Geographical Lynchpin: Great Power Jockeying in the Caspian
Zbigniew Brzezinkski defined “Eurasia” as one of the most important geopolitical concepts. He observed, “Ever since the continents started interacting politically, some five hundred...
Thailand – will diplomacy work?
If it weren’t so sad, the state of affairs in Thailand following the May 2014 coup would be laughable. As Thailand inches its way...
Natural Gas and the ‘Lesser’ Caspians: How New Players Might be Good for Everyone
Energy: what was once a largely single-resource/two-state controlled industry has given way to other resources of significance. In turn, this has also given rise...
SPYMKR-PCEMKR: The Possible Future of American-Iranian-Saudi Triangulation
Dear Iran, Forgive the presumptuousness of thinking a mere American Intelligence Studies professor is able to give a few lessons about innovative geostrategy to...
The hypocrisy of regime change
Why is the US so enamored of regime change? From coups (too many to count) in Latin America, to destroying democracy in 1950s Iran,...
Russia between economic crisis and geostrategic projections
As Lev Tolstoj maintained "There is nothing stronger than those two: patience and time". These are two of the most characteristic traits of the...
The strategic area in Syria
The main pressures of the various jihadist groups in Syria are now targeted to the North of the Aleppo province. If Aleppo collapses, also...
ASEAN – A Pacific NATO?
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a union of nations that was born out of a desire for economic modernization and...
Iran’s finance
Iran’s leadership is not satisfied with the pace and the way in which international sanctions are about to be lifted definitively. On the one...
World military spending resumes upward course
World military expenditure totaled almost $1.7 trillion in 2015, an increase of 1 per cent in real terms from 2014, according to new figures...