Thinking the Unthinkable in Ukraine
Janine Davidson March 20, 2014 As Russian forces begin exercises on Ukraine’s border and continue their hold on Crimea, I worry about military escalation—unintentional and intentional. What fuels my...
View ArticleIran News Round Up April 23, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by the AEI Critical Threats Project’s Iran research team. To receive this daily newsletter, please...
View ArticleScottish companies lead market rally after No vote
Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland surged three per cent while energy provider SSE, Glasgow-based engineer Weir and Standard Life were up by around two per cent in early trading. Picture: Getty by JANE...
View ArticleIran News Round Up September 29, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Mehrdad Moarefian and Iran Intern Amir Toumaj, with...
View ArticleGulf of Aden Security Review – October 16, 2014
Yemen: Ansar al Sharia militants target al Houthis in Ibb and al Bayda; AQAP militants attack military checkpoint in Hadramawt; tribes protest al Houthi control in Ibb Horn of Africa: Al Shabaab...
View ArticleTurkey, Iran seek workaround on Syria
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sign documents in Tehran, Jan. 29, 2014. (photo by Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs) “The international political...
View ArticleNew Dimensions of U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Russia
Geopolitical Weekly Tuesday, February 11, 2014 – 04:13 Stratfor By George Friedman The struggle for some of the most strategic territory in the world took an interesting twist this week. Last week we...
View ArticleA Bosnian Spring?
Sarajevo (Photo credit: Putovati Balkanom) 12 February Wednesday, 2014 Thousands of disgruntled workers, students, and unemployed youth without any ethnic ties have poured onto streets across Bosnia...
View ArticleSomaliland’s Guurti Sparks a Crisis
21 May 2015 By Cedric Barnes | @CedricHoA & Claire Elder The self-declared Republic of Somaliland – a de facto independent state formed from Somalia’s north-western regions – is often described as...
View ArticleEgypt:: Death penalty for attackers of public facilities: draft amendment
Jul. 05, 2015 16:18 Death penalty By THE CAIRO POST CAIRO: The State Council has approved draft amendments to toughen the penalty imposed on those who attack power, natural gas or petroleum plants to...
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