Gregory R. Copley

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• Oil Kingdom In Crisis: Saudi Royal Family Rift Turns Violent

  Published 04 June 2018 | viewed 81,099 times

  Saudi Arabia has plunged its immediate region into major strategic uncertainty. What can only be described as a serious outbreak of shooting in the Royal…

• The Real Reason Trump Killed The Iran Deal

  Published 09 May 2018 | viewed 182,574 times

  U.S. President Donald Trump on May 8, 2018, fulfilled a major campaign promise to his voters by withdrawing the U.S. from the 2015 JCPOA (Joint…

• The Truth About Peace On The Korean Peninsula

  Published 07 May 2018 | viewed 8,397 times

  Suddenly, the lights of the diplomatic theater dim, and a wider cast of players — more than the program seemed to indicate — move in…

• U.S. And China To Face Off Over Aramco IPO

  Published 22 February 2018 | viewed 12,471 times

  Speculation continued into early 2018 about who — or which organization — would be the ultimate buyer of the five percent stake being offered for…

• Can Putin Bring Peace To The Korean Peninsula?

  Published 07 September 2017 | viewed 8,768 times

  Russian Federation Pres. Vladimir Putin September 6, 2017, began taking the initiative to control the “crisis” over North Korean strategic weapons, because Russia had more…

• What Would A U.S. Civil War Look Like?

  Published 19 August 2017 | viewed 28,792 times

  Yes, there is a civil war looming in the United States. But it will not look like the orderly pattern of descent which characterized the conflict…

• Venezuela’s Demise Is A Geopolitical Litmus Test For The U.S.

  Published 06 August 2017 | viewed 12,595 times

  Is Venezuela’s 2017 transformation symptomatic of the growing global polarization? And does it show how the collapse of globalism is resulting in the re-emergence of…

• Saudi Arabia’s New Deal With The US: Averting Implosion?

  Published 04 June 2017 | viewed 21,518 times

  Saudi Arabia’s de facto head of government, Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin ‘Abd al-’Aziz al Sa’ud, has gambled the…

• Attack On Syria: U.S. Has Returned To “Business As Usual”

  Published 15 April 2017 | viewed 12,239 times

  U.S. Pres. Donald Trump may, on April 7, 2017, have sacrificed the direction and goals of his Presidency in order to calm domestic critics. He…

• Geopolitical Time Bomb: Chaos In Somaliland Could Trigger Regional Conflict

  Published 01 March 2017 | viewed 66,152 times

  The broader conflicts around control of the Red Sea and its littorals are being played out in the new aspects of the transformation of the…

• Trump’s Northern Tier Strategy Could Alter The Global Balance Of Power

  Published 04 February 2017 | viewed 10,045 times

  How the US Trump Administration Deals With Emerging Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran Issues Will Determine How the World Reacts Exiled Iranian strategic philosopher Dr Assad…

• How The Saudi Rift With Egypt Is Spiraling Out Of Control

  Published 24 January 2017 | viewed 21,061 times

  Saudi Arabia’s rift with Egypt is spiraling out of control, with major strategic ramifications for both countries, as well as for the Yemen conflict and…

• The Sneering Revolution: Obama’s Attempt To Undermine U.S. Strategic Capability?

  Published 20 January 2017 | viewed 9,604 times

  The outgoing U.S. Barack Obama Administration and its supporters embarked on a campaign to traduce and challenge the incoming Administration of Pres. Donald J. Trump…

• Geopolitical Overhaul: What Will A Post-Obama World Look Like?

  Published 26 November 2016 | viewed 14,874 times

  US President-elect Donald J. Trump in many ways faces the most circumscribed strategic options of any modern U.S. President entering office. Not only has the…

• Erdogan’s Power Game: Turkey On Collision Course With NATO

  Published 24 July 2016 | viewed 17,121 times

  It is unsurprising that the world should be incredulous at the explanations given by the Turkish Government as to the origins, sponsors, and actions of…

• All Or Nothing For Erdogan: 200,000 Purged In Race For Absolute Power

  Published 22 July 2016 | viewed 11,469 times

  Ankara has placed itself deliberately on an all-or-nothing path which envisages only Turkish strategic dominance, lightly disguised by attempts to diplomatically hold the international community…

• How Far Will The U.S. Go If Turkey Invades Syria?

  Published 16 February 2016 | viewed 29,582 times

  The Government of Turkey has now put itself in a position whereby it must act rapidly and precipitously to avoid moving to an ultimately losing…

• ISIS Shifts Focus To Libya As Pressure In Syria, Iraq Builds

  Published 14 January 2016 | viewed 7,391 times

  January 2016 saw an acceleration of the movement of ISIS fighters out of Syria and into Libya. There were profound reasons for this “flight to…

• The Big Picture Take on Geopolitical Instability

  Published 13 January 2016 | viewed 7,756 times

  Nature has often been described in the verse “Little fish have smaller fish, upon their backs to bite ’em; / Smaller fish have lesser fish;…

• Does The U.S. Have A Middle East Strategy Going Forward?

  Published 12 January 2016 | viewed 14,660 times

  Senior-level sources in numerous Middle Eastern governments have privately expressed bewilderment at recent and current U.S. government strategies and policies toward the region. But a…