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New Fault Lines Emerge in China’s Leadership Transition
New Fault Lines Emerge in China’s Leadership Transition
To view this week’s demotion of a key ally to President Hu Jintao as a victory for accountability at the highest levels of China’s leadership would be incorrect. Quite the contrary, it stands as yet another sign that China’s leadership transition is anything but orderly.
 
Mexican Elections, Terrorism, and the PRI: Cartel War in Flux?
Mexican Elections, Terrorism, and the PRI: Cartel War in Flux?

The Geopoliticalmonitor’s Christ Ljungquist examines how Mexico’s recent elections will impact the country’s bloody and long-running war on the cartels.   

 
Islamic Fundamentalism in Africa
Islamic Fundamentalism in Africa

The proliferation of Islamic fundamentalist groups across Africa represents the latest iteration of the War on Terror. Much to the chagrin of the United States, Islamist militant groups from Nigeria to Somalia are increasingly coordinating their efforts and forging close links to al-Qaeda. This dossier will serve as a brief introduction to four of the most prominent Islamic fundamentalist groups operating in Africa today.

 
A Tale of Three East Asian Nationalisms
A Tale of Three East Asian Nationalisms

Zachary Fillingham examines why nationalist enmity in East Asia isn’t disappearing anytime soon.  

 
Interpreting the Sudan-South Sudan Oil Deal
Interpreting the Sudan-South Sudan Oil Deal

Zak Rose of the Geopoliticalmonitor examines the recent energy deal between Sudan and South Sudan, asking the question: is this deal a game-changer for inter-Sudan relations? 

 
Editorial: Morsi the Pragmatist?
Editorial: Morsi the Pragmatist?
The August 5th ambush of 16 Egyptian troops in Sinai may prove to be a litmus test for Egypt’s new President Mohammed Morsi.
 
Afghanistan: America’s Major Nonexistent Ally
Afghanistan: America’s Major Nonexistent Ally
Back in July, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made it official: Afghanistan is now a Major non-NATO Ally (MNNA), a classification that all but ensures that defense and development aid will continue to flow through 2014 and beyond. Is this good policy or an exhausted administration tugging on its very own geopolitical Gordian Knot?
 
Libya Elections: Broader Implications
Libya Elections: Broader Implications
On July 7th 2012, Libya held its first election of the post-Gaddafi era. This historic event saw the moderate National Forces Alliance emerge as a surprise winner over the Muslim Brotherhood’s Justice and Construction Party. Many have been quick to trumpet the success of Mahmoud Jibril’s broad coalition as a secular victory over regional Islamist forces, though the reality is far more complex.
 
Sino-Pakistani Relations: Not as Advertised
Sino-Pakistani Relations: Not as Advertised
Pakistan has touted its alliance with “all-weather friend” Beijing in the wake of its recent falling out with Washington, a dispute that culminated in the suspension of military aid worth $800 million USD. However, Beijing does not appear interested in replacing the US as financier or guarantor of Pakistan’s security.  In fact, the threat of Uighur terrorism has become a stumbling block in the partnership.
 
DPRK Military Purge: Signs of Reform on the Horizon?
DPRK Military Purge: Signs of Reform on the Horizon?
In what is being called a military purge to pave the way for his personal ascension, North Korea's Kim Jong-un has sacked a top general under the pretext of illness to put his stamp on the highest echelons of military leadership. The announcement of these abrupt changes has onlookers wondering about Kim's motivations and future plans.
 
 

 

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