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Meet the SpiesChina, espionage, illicit trade, Iran, spies, spying, UAVs

Chinese ‘Police Station Spy Network in the U.S.

GSR Staff0 Comments

The FBI helped shut down a clandestine Chinese “police station” in Manhattan after the arrest of two alleged operatives in 2023. In addition to the Chinese police station above a…

Archive, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Strategic Adversariesballistic missile defense, El Dorado, Gaza, hamas, Hezbollah, houthis, Iran, iranian aggression, IRGC, weapons

The US Is Undermining Deterrence with Iran

Kirk Fansher1 Comment

It is naïve to classify Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis as terrorist organizations, simply because they use terror tactics. They are Iranian “irregular forces” and an extension of the Islamic…

Archive, Strategic AdversariesArms Control, brasil, BRICS, China, Deterrence, Diplomacy, hegemony, India, Iran, Islam, islamic, Middle East, North Korea, nuclear politics, Revolutionary Guard, Russia, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, strategic power

Iran’s Quest for Middle East Hegemony

Christophe Bosquillon1 Comment

Since the Islamist Revolution (1979) Iran’s strategic intent experienced little change—drive the United States out of the Middle East. The Iranian regime aims at establishing dominance in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon,…

Allies & Extended Deterrence, ArchiveAmerican Deterrence, Biden, bomb, Egypt, Iran, Iranian, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, Red Line, Saudi Arabia, Trump, United States

Drawing a Clear Red Line: Biden’s Imperative Response to Iranian Aggression

Aaron Holland0 Comments

In the wake of the recent drone attack on January 28, where Iranian proxies killed three American soldiers and injured more than 30, President Joe Biden finds himself at a…

Archive, Strategic Adversariesalliances, allies, China, Deterrence, hypersonic weapons India, Information Warfare, international order, Iran, North Korea, Nuclear Deterrence, Partners, players, Russia, space dominance, strategic competition, strategic overmatch, strategy, superbowl

The Super Bowl of Deterrence: The Ultimate Showdown in Strategic Overmatch

Greg Sharpe0 Comments

In the realm of global security, imagine a contest not on the grassy fields of a stadium but on the vast chessboard of international relations. This is the Super Bowl…

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic Adversariesarms agreements, Arms Control, Arms Race, China, Deterrence, Hybrid Warfare, Iran, North Korea, Nuclear Deterrence, posture, Russia, strategic adversaries, strategic posture, warfare

The Faux Nuclear Arms Race that Isn’t

Adam Lowther & Curtis McGiffin0 Comments

The Washington Post editorial board’s November opinion, “A new nuclear arms race is here: How to slow it down,” may receive the cheers of the Beltway’s many nuclear disarmament organizations,…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyArmenia, Azerbaijan, European Union, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

Azerbaijan Coerces Nagorno-Karabakh While Armenia Plays Russian Roulette

Jack Dulgarian

The Republic of Armenia has been under attack by Azerbaijan. Baku may not halt its aggression any time soon. If matters worsen for Armenia, Russia may offer the ultimate trade…

Defense & SecurityIran, Terrorism, United States

A New Nuclear Deal with Iran Shouldn’t Be Accompanied by Terrorist Legitimization

John O'Malley

Iran has a new demand for U.S. diplomats as they conclude what will hopefully be the final round of negotiations for a new nuclear agreement later this month: Remove the…

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…

Defense & SecurityChina, Iran, North Korea, Russia, United States

Bio-Security in the Age of Global Pandemics

Joanna Rozpedowski

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9th, 1989, the United States held an unparalleled political, economic, and military position in the post-communist era. For nearly three decades,…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, Al Qaeda, China, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Pakistan, Private Military Companies, Russia, United States

Paid to Kill: An Examination of the Evolution of Combatants for Hire

Joshua E. Duke

Throughout world history, as long as there has been conflict among people, there have been people willing to pay others to carry out violence. From assassins and mercenaries to bounty…