Power Struggle Among Russia's Militants
written by: Ben West and Lauren Goodrich
Aug 31, 2010

On Aug. 12, four members of the militant group the Caucasus Emirate (CE) appeared in a video posted on a Russian militant website withdrawing their ...more

Which model for the EU?
written by: Angelina Harutyunyan
Aug 30, 2010

The Treaty of Lisbon, signed on December 13 2007 after coming into force on 1 January 2009 gave reason to many in Europe to hope that the European Union may play more active and constructive role in the world security issues. The Lisbon treaty has not replaced the treaties which existed before but ...more

The uncertainties of Mistral and France’s foreign policy contradictions
written by: Jean-Sylvestre Mongrenier
Aug 30, 2010

For one year, Paris has been seeking to sell Russia four Mistral-type warships. On 23 July, Nicolas Sarkozy presented the sale as a strategic achievement. By 20 August, Moscow announced that there would be an international invitation to tender. The uncertainties and diplomatic after-effects ...more

PA and Abbas honor terrorist planner of Olympics massacre
written by: Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook
Aug 29, 2010

On Sept. 5, 1972, eight members of the Palestinian terror organization Black September broke into the athletes' village at the Munich Olympics. They kidnapped and ultimately murdered 11 Israeli athletes and coaches.

After Amin Al-Hindi, one of the senior planners of the terror operation, ...more

Legal aspects of freedom of religion in Brazil
written by: Eduardo Felix da Cruz
Aug 27, 2010

Brazil is a secular state, but its main legal document starts by saying "We, the representative of the Brazilian people," . . . "promulgate, under the protection of God, the following CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL."

Thus, the preamble of the Constitution ...more

US to sell Saudi Arabia arms worth $60bn in biggest deal
Aug 27, 2010

WASHINGTON: A proposed US weapons sale to Saudi Arabia of F-15 fighter jets also includes as many as 132 Apache attack helicopters and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters that bring the total value of the package to around $60bn, according to a government official familiar with the plan.

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U.S. Senator Bob Graham: "Can we easily extend our defense umbrella to the country that is seeking admission"?
written by: Corneliu Pivariu
Aug 25, 2010

- Interview with U.S.Senator Bob Graham realized by Corneliu Pivariu, President and CEO of Geostrategic Pulse -

Assassination Attempt on Pope Benedict XVI?
written by: Dr. Hubertus Hoffmann
Aug 11, 2010

No, this is not a new version of The Da Vinci Code or Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. This is a true cryptic story, gruesome and very secret still.

It concerns a likely assassination attempt on Pope Benedict XVI, the Turkish Secret Service and a horrible, ...more

The Vulnerable Status Quo in the South Caucasus
written by: Vahan Dilanyan
Aug 24, 2010

The Caucasus region has not yet even recovered from the consequences of the Russian-Georgian war of August 2008, while another breeding ground for a similar clash over Nagorno-Karabakh is arising already. Today, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which has been protracted over 16 years, is one of the ...more

Hezbollah, Radical but Rational
written by: Scott Stewart
Aug 23, 2010

When we discuss threats along the U.S./Mexico border with sources and customers, or when we write an analysis on topics such as violence ...more

Can You Handle The Truth?: Poll Shows The Shocking Reality of Arab Public Opinion
written by: Barry Rubin
Aug 20, 2010

This is one of those stories about the Middle East that is totally amazing but not the least bit surprising. What, you ask, do I mean? From the standpoint of the way the region is portrayed in the West this information is incredible but if you understand the area it is exactly what you'd expect.
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Russian Espionage Targeting New NATO Members
written by: Gregory Feifer
Aug 19, 2010

The three Czech generals make an impressive roster: the head of the president's military office, the country's NATO representative in Europe, and a deputy head of the chief of staff. Last week, a Czech newspaper reported they stepped down after a Russian spy made contact with their offices in the ...more

"There's definitely serious turbulence ahead as always in times of transition"
written by: Ioannis Michaletos
Aug 18, 2010

- Interview with Iason Athanasiadis on the Middle East affairs conducted by ...more

DESERTEC: How could Africa's sun improve European Energy Security ?
written by: Philipp Brix
Aug 06, 2010

Energy Security for Europe has become a topic of growing concerns.

On June 21, 2010 the Russian government decided to cut the gas supply to Belarus. During the Ukraine gas crisis in 2006, Europe suffered from sudden gas scarcity because of similar shortages. ...more

Peace Through Prosperity in Afghanistan
written by: Michael Hughes
Aug 17, 2010

To say Afghanistan has been victimized by the tides of history and a disadvantageous geographical location would be understating the amount of suffering derived from the misfortune of the ages. Because Afghanistan has managed to exist both at the wrong time as well as at the wrong place, which has ...more

Geo-Politics of the India-Pakistan dialogue
written by: Balaji Chandramohan
Aug 16, 2010

A zero-sum game may be explained as an interaction where one participant's gains ...more

Love for Humanity: A Gandhian View
written by: Dr. Ravindra Kumar
Aug 13, 2010

Through the ages, philosophers, scholars and thinkers have been writing about love for fellow beings. But even two of them have not been in unanimity in this regard. Each and every one of them had his own view or definition of love. Karl Marx [1818-1863] and his teacher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich ...more

Experts Warn of Consequences to U.S.-Russian Relations from Recent Crackdown on Opposition
Aug 12, 2010

WASHINGTON - Thirty-seven former U.S. government officials, human rights and democracy advocates, and Russia experts warned Wednesday that the arrest of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov at a demonstration on July 31 and other anti-democratic steps by the Russian government constitute an "alarming ...more

Twin States in East Asia: Japan-ROK Relations in a New Era
written by: Masao Okonogi
Aug 12, 2010

What will the relationship between Japan and South Korea be in a generation from now? This was not an easy question to answer before democracy and market economics took root in South Korea. Japanese and South Koreans then lived under different political and economic systems. Today, however, the question ...more

New Russian Strategic Level Commanders: Makarov's Successor in the Making?
written by: Roger McDermott
Aug 11, 2010

On July 22, Russian Defense Minister, Anatoliy Serdyukov, signed an order appointing acting commanders in the new operational-strategic commands (OSK's). Serdyukov's Press Secretary, Lieutenant-Colonel Irina Kovalchuk, told Interfax that Colonel-General Arkadiy Bakhin (Commander of the Volga-Urals ...more

EU and Teheran: A Collision in Slow Motion
written by: Jonathan Spyer
Aug 10, 2010

This week, the European Union approved sanctions of unprecedented severity against Iran, because of its refusal to desist from enriching uranium. The EU decision follows the recent fourth UN Security Council sanctions resolution against Iran, and the subsequent additional package of measures approved ...more

India’s embraces Myanmar’s military junta on terms of Realpolitik
written by: Balaji Chandramohan
Aug 09, 2010

The largest democracy in the world, India played host to one of the most repressive authoritarian ruler in Myanmar’s Senior General Than Shwe, head of Myanmar's military government.

The western media and their governments had started criticizing India’s hypocritical stance on ...more

Will Germany Continue to Prop up Iran's Financial Terror Entities?
written by: Benjamin Weinthal
Aug 06, 2010

Angela Merkel has a choice.

The European Union is slated this week to wrap up a new round of sanctions. Their ...more

Hybrid Arms Control Treaty Could be the Ticket
written by: Greg R. Lawson
Aug 05, 2010

Does the newly negotiated START Treaty between the United States and Russia compromise American security and/or the security of its allies? The answer is not simple for either side in the debate. It is this very ambiguity that will, and probably should, make ratification of the treaty by the US ...more

UN and the Palestinian State
written by: Ruba Zinati
Aug 04, 2010

In November 29^th, 1947 the General Assembly adopted the UN resolution 181 (II), with opposition of every Middle Eastern country represented in the UN. This resolution was drafted and adopted after the Mandatory Power of Palestine, requested a General Assembly in a special session ...more

A new security structure for the Persian Gulf ?
written by: Dieter Farwick
Aug 03, 2010

- Book review written by Dieter Farwick, Global Editor WSN -

In his new book, " Building Security in the Persian ...more

Transatlantic Relations After the Lisbon Treaty
AICGS
Aug 02, 2010

In Issue Brief 37, "Transatlantic Relations After the Lisbon Treaty: Ready for Action, or More Process?" AICGS Research Program/ Publications Coordinator Jessica Riester considers the European Union's Lisbon Treaty with regard to the EU, the U.S., and Germany within the context of a more broadly ...more