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Is This the Right Moment to Act Against Iran on All Fronts?

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic Adversariesair defense systems, Assad regime, civil unrest, Donald Trump, economic challenges, France, Gaza, geopolitical shifts, global oil markets, hamas, Hassan Nasrallah, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Hezbollah, houthis, Iran, Iraqi militias, Ismail Haniyeh, Israel, Israel military operations, Lebanon, maximum pressure campaign., Middle East, missile production, nuclear program, Nuclear Weapons, Operation Days of Repentance, Palestinian casualties, preventive airstrike, protests, regional escalation, Russia, sanctions, special operations, Syria, targeted assassinations, United Kingdom, uranium enrichment, US-brokered ceasefire

Is This the Right Moment to Act Against Iran on All Fronts?

Mohamed ELDoh0 Comments

The Middle East experienced significant geopolitical shifts over the past year. In October 2023, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, resulting in approximately 1,200 Israeli deaths. Israel’s subsequent military response led…

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More Political Uncertainties Affecting Europe’s Defense Build-up

Archive, Diplomacy, Government & Politics, Strategic AdversariesAlternative for Germany, budget deficit, Christophe Bosquillon , defense, Elections, Emmanuel Macron, entrepreneurship, EU, Europe, France, François Bayrou, Friedrich Merz, GDP, Gerhard Scholz, Germany, immigration, innovation, Keir Starmer, Michel Barnier, NATO, Nuclear Weapons, political instability, Romania, Russia, social disruption, socialism, UK, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, wealth gap, welfare state

More Political Uncertainties Affecting Europe’s Defense Build-up

Christophe Bosquillon0 Comments

Politics in Europe are growing increasingly unstable. The Starmer government in the United Kingdom (UK) is stalled and the German coalition of Gerhard Scholz dissolved, with elections coming. Under French…

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France Doubles Down on Space Defense Tech

Archive, Space Deterrence & Conflict, Strategic AdversariesAsterX, atmospheric turbulence, battlefield data, Cailabs, Christophe Bosquillon , defense innovation, DGA, Directorate General of the Armament, ESA, ESPI, European Space Agency, European Space Policy Institute, Eva Portier, France, international cooperation, Keraunos, lasers, Ludwig Moeller, Mario Draghi, military procurement, military satellites, national sovereignty, nondestructive measures, optical communications, satellite detection, space defense, space governance, space situational awareness, space spending, space start-ups, space threats, space transmission, space-Earth liaisons, strategic spending, structural reforms, surveillance, Toutatis, Unseenlabs, Yoda program

France Doubles Down on Space Defense Tech

Christophe Bosquillon0 Comments

The Space Defense and Security Summit, that took place in parallel to the September 2024 World Space Business Week conference in Paris, announced positive developments for European space defense. France has the…

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The Climate Change Consequences of Nuclear Weapons

Strategic Adversariesadam lowther, China, climate, climate change, COVID-19, Economic warfare, France, Germany, global population, global warming, Great Britain, North Korea, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear weapon, Russia, u.s. congress, weather

The Climate Change Consequences of Nuclear Weapons

Adam Lowther0 Comments

With the recent release of Annie Jacobsen’s highly acclaimed novel, Nuclear War: A Scenario, Americans are waking up to the fact that it is time to reconsider the role of…

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European Union Space Strategy for Security and Defense

Archive, Space Deterrence & ConflictASAT, deter, EU, France, GOVSATCOM, ISAC, NATO, satellite, security, Space, space deterrence, space policy, space resilience, treaty, United Kingdom

European Union Space Strategy for Security and Defense

Christophe Bosquillon0 Comments

Recently the European Union (EU) released its EU Space Strategy for Security and Defence. This document is centered on safeguarding space activities and enhancing the security of EU interests and…

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The JCPOA is Dead—Renewal Not Required

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyChina, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Russia, United Kingdom, United States

The JCPOA is Dead—Renewal Not Required

Shima Bozorgi

It was a vibrant time in Iran. After two dark decades of post-revolutionary Iran, Mohammad Khatami came to the scene in 1997 with reforms from within and a "conversation of…

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The Connection Between AUKUS, the Franco-Greek Pact, and the EastMed Pipeline

Defense & SecurityChina, European Union, France, Greece, Israel, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

The Connection Between AUKUS, the Franco-Greek Pact, and the EastMed Pipeline

Konstantinos Apostolou-Katsaros

In the wake of the AUKUS agreement, EU member states must come to terms with the loss of primacy and the shift of the U.S.'s geostrategic center of gravity to…

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A new formula for the UN Security Council

DiplomacyChina, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States

A new formula for the UN Security Council

Alistair Somerville

For the best part of a decade, paralysis has plagued the United Nations Security Council. Most recently, the International Rescue Committee described the Council’s response to the coronavirus as “shameful.”…

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Diverging Interests in Iran Behind Germany’s Rejection of U.S. Maritime Security Mission

Defense & SecurityEuropean Union, France, Germany, Iran, United Kingdom, United States

Diverging Interests in Iran Behind Germany’s Rejection of U.S. Maritime Security Mission

Trivun Sharma

During a trip to Poland on July 31st, 2019, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas stated that “Germany will not take part in the sea mission presented and planned by the United…

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Haftar Ante Portas Tripoli

Defense & SecurityFrance, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Haftar Ante Portas Tripoli

Nico Lamminparras

After a relatively easy advance through the southern and central parts of Libya, the country's renegade general now has the capital in his sights.Up until the Libyan National Army (LNA)…

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Brexit and the Politics of Islamophobia

Government & PoliticsBrexit, European Union, France, Germany, Turkey, United Kingdom

Brexit and the Politics of Islamophobia

Antonio Perra

Since the first Brexit deadline passed, effectively without "exit," we have witnessed especially convoluted developments in this love/hate relationship saga between Europe and Britain, as MPs across the political spectrum…

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How Russia’s Disinformation Campaigns are Succeeding in Europe

Defense & SecurityDisinformation, Europe, European Union, France, Georgia, Germany, NATO, Russia, United States

How Russia’s Disinformation Campaigns are Succeeding in Europe

Gabriella Gricius

Russian disinformation campaigns continue to increase, and increasingly seems to be part of a coordinated campaign to overwhelm democracies. In 2017, Catalonia held an illegal referendum on independence from Spain, despite…

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