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Can Iran Prove Its Resilience in the Face of US Pressure?
Iran’s regional power position prominently declined after structural devastations to its proxies, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, and the subsequent fall of...
Carrier, Chokepoint and Coercion: The Growing Risk of Iran-U.S. Conflict
After the successful US regime-change military action in Venezuela, it appears Washington is aiming for a similar endeavor again—this time in the Middle East...
Are U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Diplomacy or a Countdown to War?
The second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran concluded in Geneva on Tuesday with what Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi...
Satellite imagery reveals Iran rushing to reinforce key sites against potential US attack
Satellite images reveal that Iran has constructed a concrete shield over a new facility at a military site and covered it with soil. This...
Pax Americana 2.0: Toward a New Transatlantic Strategic Contract
The 62nd Munich Security Conference took place in a turbulent environment. Europe remains the theater of a protracted war between Russia and Ukraine. On...
What Thucydides Teaches Us About Great-Power Rivalry
Thucydides was acutely aware of the enduring relevance of his work. In the opening pages of his History of the Peloponnesian War, he writes that...
Deadly Taliban Attack Kills 12 at Pakistan Checkpoint
A devastating suicide attack struck a Pakistani army checkpoint in Bajur district, near the Afghan border, leaving 11 security personnel and one child dead....
Land Dominates Agenda as Geneva Peace Talks Between Russia and Ukraine Begin
The Geneva round of U.S.-mediated peace talks underscores that land remains the core stumbling block in the four-year conflict between Russia and Ukraine. While...
Czech-Led Effort Delivers 4.4 Million Large-Calibre Rounds to Ukraine
Ukraine has received 4.4 million rounds of large-calibre ammunition, including 155mm shells, under a Czech-led initiative combining arms traders, producers, and foreign donor funding,...
UK Weighs Accelerating 3% Defence Spending Target
The government of United Kingdom is considering bringing forward its target to spend 3% of GDP on defence, according to a report by the...