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Archive, Bonus Reads, Emerging ThreatsAbdullah Öcalan, authoritarianism, Azeri pan-nationalists, CHP, control, democracy, Ekrem İmamoğlu, election, Kurdish rights, Kurds, Newroz, Organization of Turkic States, PKK, power, protests, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, repression, spiritual geography, Turkey, Urmîyeh

From Repression to Expansion: Turkey’s Power Strategy

Loqman Radpey0 Comments

The political climate in Turkey is reaching a boiling point with the jailing of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul and a key challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. İmamoğlu,…

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesArab states, Arab unity, ballistic missile capabilities, Bandar Abbas, civilian infrastructure, cyber disruptions, drone attacks, Egypt, financial isolation, geopolitical leverage, global shipping disruption, Horn of Africa, Houthi threat, intelligence cooperation, Iran-backed Houthis, Iranian support, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Israel airstrikes, maritime security, naval dominance, precision airstrikes, red sea, Red Sea Defense Compact, regional security, regional stability, Saudi Arabia, Saudi-UAE reconciliation, Socotra, special operations, Suez Canal, UAE, US bombing, US-Egypt defense cooperation, weapons smuggling, Yemen

What It Takes to Neutralize the Houthi Threat

Mohamed ELDoh3 Comments

The Red Sea has re-emerged as a vital fault line in the struggle for regional power, maritime security, and geopolitical leverage. At the center of this growing turbulence stand the Iran-backed Houthis…

Archive, Bonus Reads, Defense & Security, Strategic Adversaries6th-generation aircraft, active protection systems, advanced technologies, AI copilots, airframes, American military primacy, artificial intelligence, battlefield awareness, China’s military, cybersecurity, defense budget, deterrence studies , directed energy weapons, electronic warfare, F-15EX Eagle II, F-35A, Hypersonic Weapons, industrial base, ISR drones, JADC2, M1A2 Abrams tanks, modernization, modular upgrades, multi-domain operations, network-centric warfare, open-architecture upgrades, peer threats, radar-absorbent materials, reconnaissance satellites, sensor fusion, stealth coatings, strategic intelligence, supply chain, sustainment costs, swarm UAVs

Maintaining American Military Primacy Without Breaking the Bank

Joshua Thibert0 Comments

Maintaining the United States’ position as the world’s premier military force will push the defense budget beyond the trillion-dollar mark. To ensure the long-term sustainability of the world’s most advanced…

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAlawite, Bashar al Assad, civil war, Damascus, Druze, governance, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Hizballah, ideological footprint, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Israel, Kurdistan Regional Government, Kurds, Middle East, military proxies, Modafean-e Haram, Quds, regional actors, resistance axis., Russia, Sayyida Zaynab, self-determination, Sunni Islamist regime, Syria, transitional constitution, Turkey, unrest

Iran Can Reconfigure Its Foothold in Post-Assad Syria

Loqman Radpey0 Comments

Since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Iran initially denied the presence of its forces on Syrian soil, despite evidence to the contrary. Later, Tehran was forced…

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China’s AI-Driven Information Operations Are Here: The US Needs an AI RMA

Matthew J. Fecteau0 Comments

The DoD must incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to counter the influence of China. Artificial intelligence will inevitably determine who shapes future conflicts. China is actively using these capabilities to…

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Hypersonic Weapons: Are We Entering a New Era of Vulnerability?

Brandon Toliver25 Comments

The advent of hypersonic weapons, with their unparalleled speed and maneuverability, ignited a global debate about the future of strategic security. Some argue these weapons unwittingly ushered in an era…

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Strengthening Nuclear Deterrence in the Far East

Ju Hyung Kim0 Comments

North Korea’s rapid advancements in nuclear miniaturization, missile technology, and multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV) capabilities are accelerating the risk of nuclear decoupling among the US, Japan, and South…

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FYI to the GOP on NATO

Alan Dowd1 Comment

By wielding his rhetorical skills and executive powers to revive America’s political and economic institutions, President Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) transformed the first 100 days of a president’s administration into a…

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At the Frontlines of Global Security: What’s Ahead at GSR

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In an era where threats are evolving faster than ever, Global Security Review remains your trusted source for forward-leaning analysis, critical insights, and strategic foresight. Our upcoming articles will take…

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Time to Proliferate Nuclear Weapons (or Not?)

Christine M. Leah & Peter Layton2 Comments

Extended nuclear deterrence is a central tenet of America’s post–World War II strategy. For the first time however, it is being seriously questioned in both Europe and the Asia-Pacific. The…

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Nuclear Diplomacy or Regime Survival? Rethinking the Iran Deal

Loqman Radpey2 Comments

In response to President Donald Trump’s letter to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, proposing a new nuclear deal, Khamenei’s stance was unequivocal: rejection, dismissing it as “deception of public opinion.”…