Stability

Assessment of Strategic Implications of Population Dynamics in the Central Region—Integration Report: State-Level Instability in the Gulf and Levant

by nsiteamadmin | Mar 20, 2020 | 2020, All Publications, Bahrain, Canna, S., Content Analysis, Egypt, Integration Report, Iraq, Israel, Jafri, A., Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, MIDDLE EAST, Oman, Palestine, Popp, G., Qatar, Qualitative Analysis, Saudi Arabia, SMA Publication, Stability, Syria, Turkey

Authors | Editors: Jafri, A. (NSI, Inc.); Canna, S. (NSI, Inc.); Popp, G. (NSI, Inc.) Report Preview At the request of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), SMA initiated a study to understand the strategic implications of destabilizing population dynamics within...

Assessment of Strategic Implications of Population Dynamics in the Central Region—Integration Report: Radicalization

by nsiteamadmin | Mar 19, 2020 | 2020, All Publications, Canna, S., Content Analysis, Demography, Integration Report, MIDDLE EAST, Pagano, S., Popp, G., Qualitative Analysis, SMA Publication, Stability, Terrorism

Authors | Editors: Polansky, S. (NSI, Inc.); Canna, S. (NSI, Inc.); Popp, G. (NSI, Inc.) Report Preview At the request of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), SMA initiated a study to understand the strategic implications of...

Assessment of Strategic Implications of Population Dynamics in the Central Region—Integration Report: Great Power Competition

by nsiteamadmin | Mar 18, 2020 | 2020, All Publications, ASIA, Bragg, B., Canna, S., China, Content Analysis, Demography, Future Global Comp, Geopolitics, Integration Report, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, Popp, G., Qualitative Analysis, Russia, SMA Publication, Stability, USA

Authors | Editors: Bragg, B. (NSI, Inc.); Canna, S. (NSI, Inc.); Popp, G. (NSI, Inc.) Report Preview At the request of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), SMA initiated a study to understand the strategic implications of destabilizing...

Oman Succession Crisis 2020

by nsiteamadmin | Mar 18, 2020 | 2020, All Publications, Liebl, V., Oman, Qualitative Analysis, SMA Publication, Stability, Yager, M.

Author | Editor: Liebl, V. (Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning [CAOCL]); Yager, M. (NSI, Inc.) Invited Perspective Preview Note: This assessment was written before the death of Sultan Qaboos on 20 January 2020. While the death of Sultan Qaboos is...

Hunting Gray Rhinos and Black Swans: Statistical and Machine Learning Models of Political Stability and Terrorism

by nsiteamadmin | Mar 16, 2020 | 2020, All Publications, Day, J., Kuznar, L., Machine Learning, MIDDLE EAST, Quantitative Analysis, SMA Publication, Stability, Statistical Analysis, Terrorism

Authors | Editors: Kuznar, L. (NSI, Inc.); Day, J. (NSI, Inc.); Kuznar, E. (NSI, Inc.) Executive Summary Strategic surprise, the realization that one’s knowledge and assumptions are wrong and the adversary has an upper hand, is a...

Assessing Buffers and Drivers of Conflict in the Arab Gulf

by nsiteamadmin | Mar 11, 2020 | 2020, AFRICA, All Publications, Aviles, W., China, EUROPE, Geopolitics, Goncharova, A., Intent, Iran, Libya, MIDDLE EAST, Qatar, Qualitative Analysis, Reachback, Rieger, T., Russia, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, Stability, Syria, Turkey, Yemen

“Assessing Buffers and Drivers of Conflict in the Arab Gulf” Authors | Editors: Aviles, W. (NSI, Inc.); Rieger, T. (NSI, Inc.); Goncharova, A. (NSI, Inc.) Bottom Line Up Front Experts contend that the risk of militarization of the dispute between Qatar and...