Geopoliticus March 8, 2014 Geopolitical Implications of the Ukraine Crisis: What is at Stake for Georgia and Moldova? Maia Otarashvili Hannah Lidicker By: Maia Otarashvili and Hannah Lidicker With Russia’s military occupation of Crimea and the obvious threat that Putin’s stealth... Read more »
Geopoliticus February 27, 2014 Merkel in Westminster Ronald J. Granieri Angela Merkel makes for an unlikely cheerleader. Nevertheless, as the European Union’s senior head of government, and the leader... Read more »
Geopoliticus February 21, 2014 Ukraine and the Future of the Western Democratization Agenda Adrian A. Basora Maia Otarashvili Hannah Lidicker By Adrian A Basora, Maia Otarashvili and Hannah Lidicker Ukraine currently dominates the headlines, with most of the attention... Read more »
Geopoliticus February 20, 2014 Jihadi Competition After al Qaeda Hegemony – The ‘Old Guard’, Team ISIS & The Battle For Jihadi Hearts & Minds Clint Watts (Part 3 of Smarter Counterterrorism, see Part 1 here & Part 2 here) Before deciding where to focus and... Read more »
Geopoliticus February 17, 2014 Treating America’s al Qaeda Addiction – Part 2 of “Smarter Counterterrorism” Clint Watts (This is the second post in this series, see the initial post at “Smarter Counterterrorism in an Era of Competing... Read more »
Geopoliticus February 17, 2014 Now Is the Time: Setting U.S. Policy on Taiwan Felix K. Chang On February 11, Taiwan marked a milestone in its relations with China. The head of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council... Read more »
Geopoliticus February 10, 2014 Smarter Counterterrorism in The Age of Competing Al Qaeda’s Clint Watts Last week Ayman al- Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s global leader publicly dissolved the relationship between al Qaeda Central and the... Read more »
Geopoliticus February 4, 2014 Railway to Somewhere: Thailand’s Politics and China’s Reach in Southeast Asia Felix K. Chang Despite elections last Sunday, Thailand remains riven by political conflict. On the one side is the current government of Prime... Read more »
Geopoliticus February 3, 2014 Remarks on Kevin Powers’ The Yellow Birds Michael P. Noonan The following remarks were delivered by Michael Noonan at the FPRI’s The Yellow Birds booktalk discussion on Monday, February3,... Read more »
Geopoliticus January 23, 2014 Israel: Has ‘Old Guard’ al Qaeda Shifted Focus? Clint Watts Yesterday, the Jerusalem Post followed later by the New York Times reported that three Palestinians seeking to attack targets... Read more »