Political and security risk updates from the Open Briefing intelligence unit. Fresh fighting erupts in Central African Republic after president and prime minister resign, Turkey’s leadership continues crackdown on investigators into government corruption, Syrian rebel groups takeover Aleppo headquarters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and more.
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The weekly briefing, 9 December 2013
Political and security risk updates from the Open Briefing intelligence unit. Joe Biden cautiously reassures South Korea of US commitment to Asia-Pacific, protests continue in Ukraine as government survives a no-confidence vote, Lebanese city of Tripoli placed under military control, and more.
The weekly briefing, 28 October 2013
Political and security risk updates from the Open Briefing intelligence desks. Includes the German and French plans to renegotiate intelligence cooperation with the United States and the NGO reports that have renewed concerns over US drone strike programmes in Pakistan and Yemen.
Dossier: Domestic drivers of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands confrontation
Open Briefing: Our analysis of the domestic drivers of and constraints on the various parties in the recurring Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands confrontation reveals they do not lock in armed conflict but, instead, support considerable diplomatic flexibility.
