The Sudairi Seven Back on Top
Tally Helfont is the Director of FPRI’s Program on the Middle East. Friday has been a busy day in...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Geopoliticus
A nation must think before it acts.
Calling the Same Thing White Today and Black Tomorrow: Is Russia Poised to Annex South Ossetia?
I do not like to resort to quotes, but in this case, I cannot help it. Here is a...
Abbas Goes to the U.N. Security Council and the ICC
After the collapse of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks last spring, the Palestinian Authority headed by President Mahmoud Abbas had...
Who attacked Charlie Hebdo in Paris? Assessing a Jihadi Attack in The West, ISIS vs al Qaeda
Today’s terrorist attack in Paris killed 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine; presumably for their perceived insults...
Decline in Oil Prices, Currency Pairs, and National Power
Last autumn, headlines began to declare national “winners and losers” from the precipitous drop in oil prices over the...
As ISIS Takes A Pounding While Nusra Takes Ground In Syria’s Security Vacuum
The U.S. led coalition appears to be slowly rolling back ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Fighting in Kobane to...
Lines in the Water: The United States and China’s Claims in the South China Sea
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of State released a 26-page technical report on China’s maritime claims in the South...
China Details Argument in South China Sea Dispute: China’s Position Paper and Philippine Diplomatic Gains
Yesterday, China’s foreign ministry released a position paper related to its maritime dispute with the Philippines in the South...
Chinese Submarines and Indian ASW in the Indian Ocean
How to deal with Chinese submarines in the Indian Ocean has become a practical question for India. In December...
You Don’t Win Hearts and Minds, You Rent Them – Reigniting Sunni Tribes Against ISIS
In 2008, Americans lauded the great success of ‘The Surge’ – implementation of broad new counterinsurgency doctrine that “Won...