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It’s 1938, not 1968

Stephen Cimbala4 Comments

The presidential campaign is heading into its climactic final months. Pundits and politicians are inevitably drawing analogies between present and past events in domestic politics and foreign policy. This year,…

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…

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 AdversariesFAS, German, ISAB, national defense strategy, Nuclear Deterrence, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea

The State Department Assessment of American Nuclear Deterrence

Sam Stanton, PhD0 Comments

In October 2023 the International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) of the US Department of State (DoS) issued the “Report on Deterrence in a World of Nuclear Multipolarity.” The ISAB report…

EnergyEnergy, Energy Security, OPEC, Saudi Arabia, United States

Lame Duck Energy Bill Threatens International Relations

Todd Tiarht

As Congress returns to Washington for its lame duck session, many members understandably hope to score victories before the 117th Congress concludes. With the record high gas prices of this…

EnergySaudi Arabia, United States

The United States Should Block Saudi Oil Imports—For Good

Connor Sutherland

In March, as West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures cratered to nearly forty dollars below zero, President Donald J. Trump speculated aloud to reporters on the possibility that he would consider…

DiplomacyIran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States

Confidence Building Measures Needed Before the U.S. and Saudi Arabia Start a Dialogue With Iran

Tanmay Kadam

After about a year of escalating tensions and heated rhetorical exchanges, the Persian Gulf region experiencing a rare turn of events. Regional and extra-regional powers, after a long time, appear…

EnergyEnergy, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United States

Rethinking U.S. Energy Security to Hedge Against Heightened Instability in the Middle East

Connor Sutherland

As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for the September 2019 attack on the Abqaiq and Khurais oil fields in Saudi Arabia, he defined the incident as “an…

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 & 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)…

Economics & TradeBahrain, Gulf Cooperation Council, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan

The Geopolitical Implications of Expanding Ties Between the Gulf and Central Asia

Dominic Pratt

Though the differences between the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula and the cold steppes of Central Asia might be stark, the two regions do share some fundamental similarities. Both regions…