This essay by Saul Cohen is part of the Geopolitical Review 2012 and discusses the main events that impacted US foreign policy in 2012
Andrea Teti: Geopolitical Review 2011 – Egyptian Uprising, Regime Change, Muslim Brotherhood
Another part of the Geopolitical Review of 2011, written by Andrea Teti, about Egyptian Uprising, Regime Change, Muslim Brotherhood (Reform, Democracy, Islamists, Salafi Parties, Human Rights, Hosni, Mubarak, NDP, NGOs, Crackdown)
Leonhardt van Efferink: Lebanon’s sovereignty – The military, social and political rise of Hezbollah
Article by Leonhardt van Efferink about Lebanon’s sovereignty. Part 2 is about the military, social and political rise of Hezbollah (roles, Shias, Islamic Rule, Iranian Revolution, Syrian influence, Israel, AMAL, Musa al Sadr)
Saul Cohen: Geopolitical Review 2011 – Global events and US foreign policy
Another part of the Geopolitical Review of 2011, written by Saul Cohen, about global events and US foreign policy (Arab Spring, Chinese, American, Global Century, Pacific Rim, Great, Regional, Soft, World Powers, Leaders, Republican Presidential Candidates)
Mahdi Ahouie: 4-Iran’s relationship with China, India and Russia
Interview with Mahdi Ahouie about Iran: its relationship with China, India and Russia (oil and gas industry, foreign direct investments, economic, technological cooperation, ties, trade balance)
Mahdi Ahouie: 3-Iran’s geographic complexity, defensive capacity, US military invasion
Interview with Mahdi Ahouie about Iran: US military invasion, geographic complexity, defensive capacity (land attack, containment, incentives based approach, domestic resistance)
Mahdi Ahouie: 2-Iran’s nuclear program, Bushehr, Non Proliferation Treaty
Interview with Mahdi Ahouie about Iran: nuclear program, Bushehr, Non Proliferation Treaty (power plant, reactor, International Atomic Energy Agency, highly enriched uranium)
Mahdi Ahouie: 1-Iran’s foreign policy objectives, security concerns, global position
Interview with Mahdi Ahouie about Iran: foreign policy objectives, security concerns, global position (Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini, Mohammad Mossadeq, Reza Shah, Iraq, Arab)
Andrea Teti: Middle East – political reforms, regional powers and external actors
Interview with Andrea Teti about Middle East: political reforms, regional powers and external actors (human rights, China, Russia, West)
Andrea Teti: Middle East – resource scarcity, hydrocarbons and hydropolitics
Interview with Andrea Teti about Resource scarcity, hydrocarbons and hydropolitics in the Middle East (Oil, Gas, Fresh Water)
Julien Mercille: US foreign policy towards Iran
Interview with Julien Mercille about US foreign policy towards Iran (Radical Geopolitics, Nuclear Program, Barack Obama)