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A Pathway to Regional Stability or Strategic Dependency in the Middle East? Over the last twenty years, Middle Eastern alliance politics has experienced a significant shift. For the majority of the ...

For decades before the second Trump Administration, the United States treated nonstate violent actors (NSVAs) as criminals rather than wartime enemies. al Qaeda operatives were prosecuted in ...

Over the past six months, many influential voices have hailed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3) as a generational victory for national defense. With much fanfare, Congress provided $150 billion in ...

Last month, the undersigned participated in a conference at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) to discuss the national security implications of "Havana Syndrome," the debilitating ...

As joint U.S.-Israeli operations have degraded the Islamic Republic's military capabilities, the conflict is entering its next phase. Washington and Jerusalem are reportedly considering backing ...

According to several articles,[1], [2],[3] Russia, since the beginning of its invasion of Ukraine, is transitioning its nuclear posture from a traditional defensive deterrence model toward offensive ...

Andrew Fox recently described a strategic nightmare now unfolding in Iran. Military power has damaged the Islamic Republic's military infrastructure and weakened parts of its security architecture ...

In late 2021 and early 2022, as Russia massed troops along Ukraine's border, Western experts delivered one confident prediction after another. From Pentagon planners to cable-news strategists, the ...

As an academic who spent the first eighteen years of my career in civilian higher education, I have a unique perspective on the nation's war colleges and the value they bring to America's ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region, according to two officials familiar with U.S ...