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Geopolitics

How are the Sanctions Against Iran Progressing?

Oct 15, 2012 at 17:35 | James Hamilton

The boycott of Iran has been more successful than I had anticipated, with Iranian oil production and exports down significantly from a year ago.And even stronger additional…

Duel in the East China Sea

Oct 12, 2012 at 17:39 | Dian L. Chu

With Bin Laden and Gaddafi out of the picture, the geopolitical headline is now shifting to Asia/China.  The most recent excitement came from a 3-way bitter territorial feud over eight…

Is a Larger Middle East War Inevitable?

Oct 10, 2012 at 17:35 | Claude Salhani

Double, double toil and trouble.  All the elements for a larger regional conflict are slowly falling into place, just as the witches’ ingredients in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, as the fateful day,…

Weekly Energy Roundup: Libya, Syria and Gazproms Declining Influence in Europe

Oct 05, 2012 at 16:27 | Editorial Dept

In this week’s weekly recap we look at what is happening in Syria, how it differs from Libya, and recap the situation Gazprom now finds itself in thanks to the…

U.S. Deems Chinese Canadian Energy Purchase National Security Risk

Oct 04, 2012 at 17:34 | John Daly

By now, the world is well aware of China’s insatiable global search for reliable energy resources to feed its seemingly unstoppable economy. From Sudan to Canada, Chinese energy companies are…

Colombia: Will Negotiations Work This Time?

Oct 01, 2012 at 16:56 | Defense and Foreign Affairs

Pres. Juan Manuel Santos Calderón of Colombia is working toward the start of negotiations to end the protracted civil war with FARC and to essentially end FARC’s significant position in…

Sanctions Impact Peaks for Iran

Sep 28, 2012 at 17:40 | Daniel J. Graeber

The Iranian oil sector may be lagging because of declining revenue needed to keep the domestic sector afloat.  The country was hit with economic sanctions during the summer amid growing…

Chinese-Japanese Senkaku Island Dispute - Vital U.S. Strategic Interest or Not?

Sep 26, 2012 at 17:35 | John Daly

As the U.S. repositions its military forces to assume a great role in the Western Pacific, the state Department has taken a position to defend the contested Senkaku islands, which…

Blind, Deaf and Ignorant: 5 Recipes for US Intelligence Failure

Sep 24, 2012 at 17:24 | Charles Kennedy

It was so much easier when it was just the Soviet Union, a clear enemy, even a fun game. So with the 9/11 disaster, America’s spy agencies were made to…

The New 9/11 Attacks: A Drama Which Obscures the Domestic Power-Plays in Libya

Sep 21, 2012 at 17:21 | Gregory R. Copley

The surge in jihadist attacks on US diplomatic missions in September 2012 largely obscured the complex realities around a number of individual incidents and locales, particularly the Libyan situation.

Afghanistan - Winning Hearts and Minds, One Kilowatt at a Time

Sep 18, 2012 at 17:44 | John Daly

As the United States and International Security Assistance Force military campaign enters its eleventh year in October, it is apparent that the military campaign against the Taliban and al Qaida…

Let Iran Have its Nuclear Technology

Sep 14, 2012 at 16:49 | Claude Salhani

As the United States prepares to head for the finish line in an election year the period between now and the time when the next administration assumes the helm of…

Libya - Doomed from Day One

Sep 13, 2012 at 17:45 | Charles Kennedy

People often ask me why the West doesn’t attempt a Libya-style intervention in Syria. After all, things are going so well in Libya. Oil production is up. But oil production…

Europe Has Had Enough, But Can It Stand Up to Gazprom?

Sep 07, 2012 at 17:49 | Charles Kennedy

Gazprom has Europe’s natural gas market in a stranglehold and Europe is attempting to fight back, first with a raid last year on the Russian giant’s offices and then with…

A Confluence of Events in the Horn

Sep 06, 2012 at 17:29 | Gregory R. Copley

The announcement of the death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi — possibly a month after he actually died — starts to focus the growing confluence of events in the…

Turkey's New Role in Mideast Worries Many

Aug 30, 2012 at 21:06 | Claude Salhani

After losing its empire to the Western powers at the close of WWI in 1918, Turkey is now making a comeback in the region, a policy that has many people…

Piracy: Skulls, Cross-Bones and Letterhead

Aug 28, 2012 at 17:25 | Charles Kennedy

You can’t fight piracy on the high seas with naval power and clever security solutions alone, you can only shift the balance temporarily. Today’s pirates are all about modernization, and…

Digging Down into the Sudan-South Sudan Oil Agreement

Aug 24, 2012 at 14:53 | Geopolitical Monitor

The recent oil transit deal between Sudan and South Sudan, which is expected to come into effect by the end of this month, does not symbolize a fundamental change in…

The Endless War: Saudi Arabia Goes on the Offensive Against Iran

Aug 22, 2012 at 12:55 | Felix Imonti

Saudi Arabia has gone on the offensive against Iran to protect its interests.  Their involvement in Syria is the first battle in what is going to be a long bloody…

Double Dealing in Iraq and Syria: The Kurdish Independence Gamble

Aug 13, 2012 at 17:10 | Charles Kennedy

Adding Syria to the Baghdad-Irbil equation makes for a rather interesting geopolitical sum, but there is no clear winner emerging just yet as everyone from international oil companies, Western governments,…

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