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Defense & SecurityIran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States

Yemen is a Battleground in Iran’s Proxy War Against the U.S. and Saudi Arabia

Alan Lis

As the world’s attention is increasingly focused on Iranian aggression in the Persian Gulf, it’s essential to look at the civil war in Yemen, a battlefield in the proxy fight…

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…

Government & PoliticsIran, Middle East, United States

Washington’s Rationale for Ignoring Iranian Civil Unrest is Inexcusable

Shima Bozorgi

This August is the 66th anniversary of the 1953 ouster of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. Hardliners and those on the left-wing of politics in Iran condemn Mosaddegh’s removal as a…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyAfghanistan, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, United Kingdom, United States

A Game as Old as Empire: The Return of Proxy Wars in Afghanistan

Tamim Asey

History is repeating itself in Afghanistan. Proxy wars and great power politics have returned to Afghanistan. Afghanistan is once again at the center stage of regional and global rivalries over…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyIran, United States

The U.S. Should Avoid a Direct Military Confrontation with Iran

Shima Bozorgi

Tehran wants a war. President Trump should show restraint.The Iranian government’s recent announcement that it would surpass previously-agreed-upon uranium enrichment limits should come as no surprise. In fact, the regime’s…

Government & PoliticsDisinformation, Information Operations, Iran, United States

Iran’s Fragile Moments of Democracy May Not Survive the Propaganda Bots

Ali Arfa

A day after Aljazeera published a piece on Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), whose Twitter users were targeting Iranian scholars, academics, and journalists in favor of dialogue between the U.S. and Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister…

Government & PoliticsAlgeria, European Union, Iran, Sudan, United States, Venezuela

Iran, Algeria, Sudan, and Venezuela Have One Major Similarity

Shima Bozorgi

On matters of history, culture, and geopolitics, Venezuela, Algeria, and Sudan seem distinctly different from Iran. Yet, all four have one thing in common. The seemingly omnipotent regimes in each…

Defense & SecurityHezbollah, Iran, Iraq, IRGC, ISIS, Lebanon, Syria, United States

Designating the IRGC as a Terrorist Group: Consequences for U.S. Forces

Ali Arfa

The obsession in the United States with the “war on terror” entered a new phase when U.S. President Donald Trump formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign…

Defense & SecurityIran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United States

The Next Middle East Conflict Could Emerge Out of a Cyber Clash

Ali Arfa

Pandora's Box of cyber warfare was opened when the United States and Israel initiated the Stuxnet attack on Iranian nuclear infrastructure in the summer of 2010. In response, Iran hit…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, China, Iran, NATO, Pakistan, Russia, United States

Tailoring Expectations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Scenarios for Afghanistan

Tamim Asey

From the very beginning, the war in Afghanistan has been about managing expectations. Why is the United States there, what does it intend to achieve, what is the desired end-state,…

Government & PoliticsAfghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Taliban, United States

The Twin Goals of Peace and Elections in Afghanistan

Qaseem Ludin

What will it take to reach a peace settlement? More than anything, Afghanistan needs national leadership. The Taliban held its fourth round of direct talks with the United States in…

Defense & SecurityHezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United States

Conflict and Competition in the Middle East Will Persist Throughout 2019

Vincent Lofaso

In previous years, interest in the Middle East was largely focused on ISIS (DAESH). This year, however, that focus will shift towards Iran. As the threat from the extremist Sunni…