Dagres quoted in the Washington Post on the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

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After a failed attack, Hezbollah’s propaganda seeks to prevent a wider war with Israel

By David Daoud

Committed as Hezbollah is to saving its Gaza-based allies, the group does not currently want a full war with Israel.
Conflict Israel
Dagres quoted in the Washington Post on the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

New Atlanticist Aug 21, 2024

How quickly can Taiwan integrate US weapon systems? Speed is essential to help deter China.

By Adam Kozloski

To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.
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Dagres quoted in the Washington Post on the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

UkraineAlert Aug 21, 2024

Invasion? What invasion? Putin is downplaying Ukraine’s Kursk offensive

By Peter Dickinson

Vladimir Putin’s efforts to downplay Ukraine’s invasion of Russia have severely dented his strongman image and make a mockery of the West’s escalation fears, writes Peter Dickinson.
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Nov 27, 2020

Dagres quoted in the Washington Post on the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
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Nov 26, 2020

Bruton quoted in the Wall Street Journal on battle between Ethiopian forces and the TPLF for Mekelle

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Nov 26, 2020

Hudson joins CNN to discuss the consequences of further conflict in Tigray

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Nov 26, 2020

Fontenrose quoted in CNBC on Biden’s approach to US-Iran policy
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Nov 25, 2020

Christopher Preble discusses the Biden presidency and what it means for America’s ‘forever wars’

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On November 24, in partnership with the Charles Koch Institute, the Brookings Institution hosted a discussion with Preble and other foreign policy scholars on the future of U.S. foreign policy, war in the broader Middle East, and other issues facing the new administration.

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Nov 25, 2020

The temperature is rising, the fever white hot: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as flashpoint between Egypt and Ethiopia

By Christopher D. Booth

Once considered unlikely by regional experts, military confrontation along the Nile is a growing possibility, as a diplomatic solution to the Egyptian-Sudanese-Ethiopian stand-off recedes. Outside observers may not understand why Egypt considers the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) an “existential threat” to its existence, but, regardless, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his advisors see it as such.

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Nov 24, 2020

Hudson quoted in SBS on escalating conflict in Tigray

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Nov 24, 2020

Hudson quoted in the Associated Press on escalating conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

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Nov 24, 2020

H.R. McMaster to Biden: Don’t let up on competition with China

By David A. Wemer

As Joe Biden develops his strategy toward China, he should be wary of the instinct to abandon competition with Beijing in favor of cooperation. That’s the advice Lt. General H.R. McMaster, former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, hopes the president-elect heeds.

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