Iran

19

Sep

Strategic AdversariesAmit Gupta, ballistic missiles, Brussels, cease-fire plan, China, drones, economic disaster, equitable outcome, global insecurity, Iran, military connections, Missile Technology Control Regime, MTCR, National Institute for Deterrence Studies. ​, North Korea, NPT, nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear technology, regional security, Russia, S-400 anti-missile system, scientific labor, strategic weaponry, Su-35 fighter, Ukraine war, Washington, Western intervention, Western sanctions

You Think the Ukraine War Was Bad? Imagine a Rogue Russia

Amit Gupta0 Comments

President Lyndon Baines Johnson once famously said he gave J. Edgar Hoover the directorship of the FBI for life because “[i]t was better to have him in the tent pissing…

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29

Aug

Strategic Adversaries1953 Coup, American Role, Anglo-Persian Oil Company, CIA, Constitutional monarchy, Constitutional order, False narrative, General Fazlollah Zahedi, Geostrategic issues, International Court of Justice, Iran, Islamic fundamentalist theocracy. ​, Islamic Revolution, Marxist-inspired revolution, Military support, Mohammad Mosaddeq, Mullahs, Nationalization of oil reserves, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Prime Minister, Shah, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Soviet state, Soviet Union, Tudeh Party, UK, United Kingdom

Iran’s 1953 Coup that Wasn’t

Peter Huessy & Joe Buff0 Comments

In August 1953, the Shah of Iran removed his prime minister, Mohamad Mosaddeq, from his office. The prime minister, who served at the pleasure of the Shah, was in the…

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15

Aug

Archive, Strategic AdversariesChina, crinks, Iran, NATO, North Korea, NPT, nuclear arms, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear disarmament, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Pacific, Russia

Strategic Sufficiency 2.0: Deploying Regional Nuclear Triads

Jonathan Trexel1 Comment

Strategic stability as it was once known is on life support. For those unfamiliar with the concept, strategic stability is a condition of strategic power balance that enables deterrence to…

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13

Aug

Archive, Bonus Reads, Strategic AdversariesArms Control, Arms treaty, China, cold war, Germany, INF, Iran, Marine National Celebration, NATO, North Korea, Nuclear Deterrence, Putin, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Soviet Union, Ukraine

Putin’s Nuclear Swagger

Christophe Bosquillon1 Comment

At the occasion of the July 2024 Saint Petersburg Marine National Celebration—Russia’s Grand Naval Day Parade—Russian president Vladimir Putin expressed concerns over the US and Germany’s plans to deploy American…

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05

Aug

Archive, Strategic Adversariesalliance, China, crinks, global security, Iran, Middle East, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, North Korea, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, South China Sea, Ukraine

The New Nuclear Alliance Against the West

Stephen Blank1 Comment

Campaign rhetoric aside, the next president and America’s allies around the globe already face a multi-lateral nuclear alliance directed against them. Worse yet, that alliance is on track to become…

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25

Jun

Strategic AdversariesAbraham Accords, Ayatollah Khamenei, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, houthis, Iran, Islamist New Welfare Party, Israel, Morocco, Muslim, Nuclear Deterrence, persian gulf, petroleum, propaganda, Sudan, Turkey, UAE, Yeman

Iran’s Multidimensional Strategy

Rufat Ahmedzade0 Comments

The October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas and the ongoing war in Gaza, provide Iran with a unique opportunity to advance its foreign policy interests in the Middle…

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03

Jun

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesArab NATO, attack drones, drones, Egypt, Foreign Policy, GCC, Gulf Cooperation Council, Gulf of Aden, Hezbollah, Houthi, Iran, Jordan, MESA, Middle East, middle East Security Alliance, NJATO, red sea, Saudi Arabia, Shiite, Syria, UAE, Yemen

The Middle East Needs an Anti-Iran Alliance

Mohamed El Doh0 Comments

In the Middle East, the necessity for an anti-Iran alliance is apparent. Iran’s aggressive foreign policy, support for terrorism, and pursuit of nuclear capabilities continue to pose a significant threat…

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30

May

Archive, Strategic Adversariesarab, ayatollah, bomb, CIA, defense, hamas, intel, Intelligence, Iran, Islamic Terrorists, Israel, Netanyahu, nuclear, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Tehran

Iran Shall Not Have the Bomb

Joe Buff0 Comments

Iran is now “closer than ever” to having nuclear weapons, which should “alarm” every American. Given Iran’s professed genocidal objectives toward Israel, Tehran’s terrorism-sponsoring regime should never be allowed to…

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16

May

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversariesborder patrol, hamas, Hezbollah, Houthi, illegal aliens, Iran, NDAA, North Korea, Nuclear Deterrence, terrorists, weapons of mass destruction

Do Not Let Terrorism Distract from Deterrence

Daniel Wasserman1 Comment

The September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the United States was a watershed moment that changed the focus of American national defense. In 2021, Brown University’s Watson Institute for International…

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29

Apr

Archive, Strategic Adversariesculture, Great Power Competition, Iran, IRI, Islamic Republic of Iran, Islamic Revolution, Mujahideen, Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear Iran: A Strategic Culture Perspective

Morteza Safari1 Comment

In August 2002, an Iranian opposition group, Mujahideen e-Khalq, held a conference warning the West that the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) was building nuclear facilities in two Iranian cities,…

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23

Apr

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic AdversariesArms Control, China, Iran, National defense, National Security, North Korea, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear disarmament, nuclear proliferation treaty, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, test ban treaty

Nuclear Right-sizing

Joe Buff0 Comments

At the core of American deterrence is the question of right-sizing the arsenal. Given the growing arsenals of China, North Korea, and Russia, there is ample reason to question whether…

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