by nsiteamadmin | Oct 13, 2017 | 2017, All Publications, Canna, S., DeGennaro, P., Geopolitics, MIDDLE EAST, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, SME Elicitation, ViTTa
Question R5.4: How should United States foreign policy evolve in the region post-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria? What are the dynamics in the region and what will be the implications of this for the USG? Author | Editor: P. DeGennaro (TRADOC G-27) & S. Canna...
by nsiteamadmin | Oct 13, 2017 | 2017, All Publications, Canna, S., Geopolitics, Iraq, MIDDLE EAST, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, SME Elicitation, Syria, ViTTa
Question (R5.2): What are the risks associated with the security situation in Syria/Iraq outpacing diplomatic progress and policy in the region? What should be done about it? Author | Editor: S. Canna (NSI, Inc,). Executive Summary Our experts noted that we cannot say...
by nsiteamadmin | Oct 13, 2017 | 2017, All Publications, DeGennaro, P., Geopolitics, MIDDLE EAST, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, SME Elicitation, ViTTa
Question (R5.1): What opportunities and threats should United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) be postured for as the result of a President of the United States (POTUS) visit to the Area of Responsibility (AOR)? What is the impact on stakeholders’ willingness to...
by nsiteamadmin | Aug 10, 2017 | 2017, All Publications, Geopolitics, Iraq, MIDDLE EAST, Peterson, N., SMA Publication, Socio-cultural, Stability, Syria, Terrorism, ViTTa
Future of ISIS: What Do Experts Think Will Happen Next? Author | Editor: Peterson, N. (NSI, Inc.). At its zenith in 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) controlled more than 100,000 square kilometers of territory. ISIS seized control over major cities,...
by nsiteamadmin | Jul 6, 2017 | 2017, All Publications, ASIA, Aviles, W., Bahrain, Geopolitics, Kuwait, MIDDLE EAST, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, SME Elicitation, ViTTa, Yemen
Question (R4.8): Are there impediments to cooperation amongst GCC nations that reduce their effectiveness towards undesirable or adverse regional issues? If so, how could impediments be overcome? Author | Editor: Aviles, W. (NSI, Inc.). Executive Summary At the time...
by nsiteamadmin | Jun 28, 2017 | 2017, All Publications, Aviles, W., Canna, S., Iraq, MIDDLE EAST, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, SME Elicitation, Technical Report, ViTTa
1. How have regional governments responded to Ma’soud Barzani’s announcement of a referendum on Iraqi Kurdish independence to be held in September? 2. How have different sub-state groups responded, to include different Kurdish factions in Iraq and across borders? 3....
