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Nov 21, 2024

Citrinowicz quoted in Bloomberg: Israel Has a New Operational Freedom After Crippling Hezbollah

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Israel

Uncategorized

Nov 21, 2024

Bakir in PRISME: Weapons of Influence, How Arms-Centric is the Turkey-GCC Countries Relationship?

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Security & Defense

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Nov 21, 2024

Congressman Michael McCaul on why a deal with Russia on Ukraine must have ‘enforcement’

McCaul addressed the threat that Russian aggression poses to US interests, highlighting Moscow’s expanding alliances with North Korea, Iran, and China.

Conflict Crisis Management

New Atlanticist

Nov 21, 2024

Suspected sabotage by a Chinese vessel in the Baltic Sea speaks to a wider threat

By Elisabeth Braw

Undersea cables and pipelines are acutely vulnerable to geopolitically motivated harm, as events of the last week have demonstrated.

China Conflict

In the News

Nov 21, 2024

August Cole mentioned in the Military Times about his new novel

On November 19, August Cole, non-resident senior fellow at Forward Defense, was mentioned in an Military Times article about his new novel “Task Force Talon: A Novel of the Army’s Next Fight,” co-authored with P.W. Singer. The article presented the novel within the framework of the US Army’s efforts to improve professional writing about the […]

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In the News

Nov 20, 2024

Katz in The Hill: Supporting Ukraine against Russia is not a distraction from China

By Atlantic Council

China Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Nov 20, 2024

Samaan quoted in the Washington Post on whether Lebanon’s army can secure the south

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Israel

IranSource

Nov 20, 2024

2025 will be a decisive year for Iran’s nuclear program

By Danny Citrinowicz  

Diplomatic deadlines and regional factors will force Iran to decide soon whether to strike a deal or seek a nuclear weapon. Either choice will have major ripple effects.

Arms Control Defense Policy

IranSource

Nov 20, 2024

How to wrestle with an ayatollah 

By Khosro Sayeh Isfahani

If one looks closely, the ancient Persian sport of wrestling might have answers to understanding how to contain Iran

Civil Society Freedom and Prosperity

In the News

Nov 20, 2024

Kroenig on CBS News on what to expect from a second Trump administration

On November 12, Matthew Kroenig, vice president and senior director of the Scowcroft Center, was interviewed on CBS News on what US foreign policy may look like under the second Trump administration. He notes that President Trump may use tariffs or the threat of tariffs to move toward trade negotiations and will likely shift Middle […]

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