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Reviving Iran’s Nuclear Deal

“A transition in Iran’s tactical approach, a leaner and more deadly surrogate, and serious impacts on U.S. interests and regional stability”.   Background The U.S. administration under President Biden...

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“We Fight Like Lions.  And We Will Keep Fighting Like Lions To Keep Our Homes...

A Conversation with Ukraine’s Counterintelligence Division, the SBU As the world watches the brutal Russian military action against Ukraine, we are seeing the limitations of the Russian army....

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Russia’s Withdrawal and Iran’s Expansion in Syria

“A Regional Entanglement that Could Drag the Middle East into a Protracted War”         With the continued Russian involvement in Ukraine and the depletion of enormous financial and…

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The Ukraine War – A Once in History Chance We are Wasting

With the invasion of Ukraine by Russia some months ago, the U.S., as well as many other countries, rushed to help support Ukraine.  Rushed is maybe an understatement.  Made moves…

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IRAQ IS AT THE CROSSROADS – A CIVIL UNREST AND AN INEVITABLE DIVISION

Iraq is on the brink of fierce civil unrest or, in other words, an internal Shiite-Shiite conflict between the pro-Iranian camp and the Sadrist movement that could lead to an…

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Can Russian Quantity Defeat Ukrainian Quality?

“Quantity is a quality all its own.” This quote is attributed to Joseph Stalin, and considering Soviet military performance during World War II it certainly fits. But can we apply…

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Facing China—The Tyranny of Distance, Numbers and Logistics

Comparison between Southwest Asia AORs and the China/Pacific AOR  China’s military’s growth and increasing belligerency has caused it to become the “it girl” for the United States’ military strategy.  As…

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Who Is Yuri Shvets?

Most Americans have never heard of Yuri Shvets.  He is a former Soviet KGB officer who was stationed in Washington, D.C. for a couple of years in the 1980s.  After…

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Re-Shaping The Geopolitical Landscape In The Middle East

While Washington and its European allies, as well as NATO, are preoccupied with the course of events in Ukraine and predicting Moscow’s next step, Beijing was able to surprise the…

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War in the Shadows: The Unconventional Warfare Shaping America’s Future

Author: Brendi Wells In the modern era, warfare has evolved beyond the conventional battlefields of the past, embracing a more insidious form of conflict that infiltrates every aspect of society.…

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Hamas – The Journey from Doha to Baghdad

  The Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as Hamas, whose origins go back to the Muslim Brotherhood movement, has gone through various political transitions, and many stations since its inception…

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Decoding Democracy: An Overview of the U.S. Election Landscape

As anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock knows, the United States has a very important election coming up in November. After weeks of battling to maintain his political…

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