Terrorists are winning in Pakistan
On October 10th, 2013, the Taliban sympathetic Nawaz Government, yet again, arrested Former President Musharraf for the crime of...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Geopoliticus
A nation must think before it acts.
Diamond (Still) in the Rough: China’s New Charm Offensive in Southeast Asia
In early September, China hosted the 10th China-ASEAN Expo in southern Chinese city of Nanning. There, Chinese Premier Li...
Zawahiri’s Latest Message: Please Listen To Me Jihadis, Stop Bickering
While it’s not uncommon to see Ayman al-Zawahiri wagging his finger in a quarterly or semi-annual propaganda video spewing...
Upcoming Presidential Elections in Georgia: More Uncertainty and Economic Slowdown to Come?
Georgia braces for more political and economic uncertainty as it prepares for the upcoming October 27th Presidential election. This...
What the Unit Costs: U.S. Federal Reserve Policy, International Currencies, and Military Procurement
At first glance, the movement of currencies seems to have little to do with the trajectory of military capabilities. ...
The Coup That Wasn’t Tweeted: Looking Back At Egypt’s Social Media Revolution
Some might say that July 3, 2013 brought the end of the Arab Spring. The Egyptian military unseated the democratically...
Field Notes: Kinmen Island, Republic of China (Taiwan)
The steel sensei bends over the artillery shells and his gloved hands embrace a heavy round. He lifts the...
External Forces Driving al-Qaeda Action and Zawahiri’s Global Conference Call
Earlier this week at FPRI, I proposed the “two competing al Qaedas hypothesis” as a theory for explaining the...
Al-Qaeda Plots, NSA Intercepts & the Era Of Terrorism Competition
This weekend, the U.S. closed 22 of its embassies throughout the Middle East and North Africa in response to...
Field Notes: Havana, Cuba
I never liked avocados. Despite their increasing popularity as a health food, to me they taste like an oily...