Gregory R. Copley

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• A New Global Pattern is Emerging Which Will Dictate How Strategies Are Planned

  Published 31 July 2012 | viewed 9,429 times

  Economic, social, political, and demographic changes are key drivers in what is a transforming global strategic architecture. This will necessitate a revision of existing power…

• Pakistan Moves Toward Political, if Not Economic, Stability

  Published 30 July 2012 | viewed 8,175 times

  Pakistan, with its political stand-off with the US Government now at least superficially resolved — and with Coalition convoys once again resuming logistical activities between…

• Can Libya Repel the Invaders and Survive?

  Published 28 July 2012 | viewed 23,794 times

  Libyans went, on July 7, 2012, into their first national elections in decades, and foreign observers hailed the fact that the event took place so…

• Global Energy Could Change as the Autocracies of Ethiopia and Eritrea Fall Apart

  Published 26 July 2012 | viewed 14,626 times

  The Emperor’s Ghost: How the Transformations in the Horn of Africa and Red Sea Reflect, and Help Change, the Global Energy and Geopolitical SceneThe Red…

• Iran at Its Strategic Juncture

  Published 18 July 2012 | viewed 6,366 times

  Iran, no less than the European Union or the United States of America, faces a series of problems which place it at a critical strategic…

• The Crisis of Democracy Has Reached Act Two

  Published 18 June 2012 | viewed 11,222 times

  It would be a mistake to think that the Western economic crisis is being managed toward a successful conclusion; that perhaps it can escape from…

• Has Julia Gillard's Time in Power Ruined Australia's Economy?

  Published 11 May 2012 | viewed 11,748 times

  Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s Labour Party (ALP)-dominated coalition Government of Australia has clung to power without an express public mandate since the August 21, 2010,…

• The U.S. Turns its Back on Europe, Allowing Russia and China to Approach

  Published 10 May 2012 | viewed 10,650 times

  Europe is at a pivotal point. Or, rather, it is at a point where its structural transformation can no longer be ignored. Events in Europe…

• How Malaysian and French Elections could be Affected by the Submarine Scandal

  Published 20 April 2012 | viewed 6,954 times

  Malaysia’s submarine procurement scandal was, by mid-April 2012, spilling onto the French political scene, highlighting a range of political and strategic dilemmas which ultimately impact…

• Intelligence Report: Why Prospects of an Israel Iran Conflict Remain Low

  Published 08 April 2012 | viewed 13,306 times

  Global security concerns continued, in early April 2012, to be geared around the possibility of armed conflict between Iran and Israel, an issue hedged by…

• Iran-Turkey-Syria-Egypt Bloc Moves Closer With Profound Global Effect

  Published 18 February 2011 | viewed 5,952 times

  Egyptian Pres. Hosni Mubarak’s decision on the night of February 10, 2011, to hand over some of the powers of the Presidency to Vice-Pres. Omar…

• Ten Possible Strategic Ramifications of the Current Egyptian Unrest

  Published 09 February 2011 | viewed 5,364 times

  The prospect of an imminent, uncontrolled change in the leadership of Egypt, or other political paralysis in the state, as a result of growing popular…

• “Energy Man” Now Defines Modern Society, and Strategic Planning Must Reflect This

  Published 17 January 2011 | viewed 7,645 times

  Energy has now become literally a component, an organ, of the human being in modern society. Energy dependence/capability — now a fundamental trait of modern…

• The Shape of the World in 2020

  Published 17 December 2010 | viewed 6,314 times

  None can foretell the future, and yet the shape of what we face can be shrewdly estimated with enough attention to historical trends; with broad…

• Nigerian Presidential Race Potentially Impacts Global Energy Market

  Published 08 December 2010 | viewed 6,571 times

  The conclave of Northern Nigerian elders, known as the Mallam Adamu Ciroma Committee of the Northern Political Leaders' Forum (NPLF), delivered, on November 22, 2010,…

• The Strategic Outlook: Fear and Uncertainty Have Paths of Their Own

  Published 17 September 2010 | viewed 4,129 times

  Fear and uncertainty create patterns, paths of their own. And societies are again in a mosaic of uncertainty — and resultant fear — over the…

• Sochi Summit Marks the Start of Russia’s Return to Dominance in the Northern Tier and the US Withdrawal

  Published 02 September 2010 | viewed 4,468 times

  The recently concluded Sochi Summit has highlighted the return of Russia to a prominent, even strategically dominant, position in the Northern Tier, as the US…

• Energy and Security Issues in the Red Sea Transforming as the Age of Gas Begins in Earnest

  Published 26 August 2010 | viewed 32,568 times

  Major new energy issues are about to transform still further the strategic balance of the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, with foreseeable consequences…

• Australian Defense Programs Delayed by Political Impasse; New Elections Possible in Near Future

  Published 24 August 2010 | viewed 4,340 times

  Australia’s August 21, 2010, Federal Parliamentary elections for the lower house (the House of Representatives) and upper house (Senate) led to a hung parliament, with…

• The Strategic Ramifications of a US-Led Withdrawal from Afghanistan

  Published 22 July 2010 | viewed 11,422 times

  The United States and the NATO allies are preparing to disengage and soon withdraw from Afghanistan and even the most vocal advocates of the "long-term…