The Never-Ending War on Terror Katherine Zimmerman May 11, 2018 ANALYSIS Why the U.S. Keeps Fighting the Wrong Battle
Al Shabaab’s Vehicle-Borne IED Campaign: January 2017–March 2018 Matthew Cassidy April 13, 2018 ANALYSIS Al Shabaab’s vehicle-borne improvised explosive attacks serve as a metric to evaluate the group’s ability to disrupt the Somali National ...
Libya Update: Exit the General? Emily Estelle April 11, 2018 ANALYSIS The incapacitation or death of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar could change the balance of power in the country.
Let's get real: It's time to move on from the Putin-dominated UN Frederick W. Kagan March 16, 2018 ANALYSIS The United Nations has once again lost its power to act.
The United States must take swift action to stop Russia’s aggression Catherine Harris Frederick W. Kagan March 07, 2018 ANALYSIS Vladimir Putin is distracting Western leaders from the real threat Russia poses through ostentatious displays of nuclear and conventional...
Russia's Military Posture: Ground Forces Order of Battle Catherine Harris Frederick W. Kagan March 07, 2018 ANALYSIS U.S. leaders and their European allies are unprepared for the ways in which Putin is poised to wage war in Ukraine and the Baltic.
The New Scramble for Africa Jacqulyn Meyer Kantack February 26, 2018 ANALYSIS The modern scramble for Africa is intensifying.
A Comprehensive Look at the Iranian Anti-Regime Protests Daniel Amir Mike Saidi February 22, 2018 ANALYSIS The Iranian protest scene has changed since the late December-early January anti-regime protests, which spread to over 100 cities and eac...
What the Gonabadi Dervish protests tell us about Iran's protest scene Mike Saidi February 21, 2018 ANALYSIS A Sufi Muslim minority group’s violent protest in Tehran may result in the reignition of protests in Iran, although it has not yet done so.
Seven years after the revolution, America is still wrong about Libya Emily Estelle February 21, 2018 ANALYSIS Seven years after Libya’s revolution, the country is a failed state with a humanitarian crisis and a serious threat to US national security.
2017 - 2018 Iranian Anti-Regime Protests and Security Flaws: Graphics Mike Saidi January 19, 2018 ANALYSIS Anti-regime protests in Iran began in Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province on December 28, 2017 and soon spread westward. The peak of the pr...
Why Did the U.S. Sanction Iran's Sadegh Amoli Larijani? Marie Donovan January 12, 2018 ANALYSIS The same day that President Trump announced he would continue waiving U.S. nuclear sanctions, the administration also announced sanctioni...
Warning Update: Economic Protests Rattle Tunisia on the Anniversary of Revolution Emily Estelle January 12, 2018 ANALYSIS Widespread economic protests erupted across Tunisia and may grow into persistent civil unrest, destabilizing the Tunisian state and provi...
Iranian Anti-Regime Protests and Security Flaws: A Dataset Mike Saidi January 12, 2018 ANALYSIS The new year's wave of protests highlighted weaknesses of Iranian security forces to deal with demonstrations. The regime may find it har...
Don't be fooled: the Iran protests won't overthrow the regime Marie Donovan Frederick W. Kagan January 07, 2018 ANALYSIS It is too soon to say that the protests are over, but not too soon to say that Iran has had a new watershed moment.
Iranian protests give America chance to advance freedom Frederick W. Kagan January 07, 2018 ANALYSIS The protests in Iran are dying down, but the opportunity they created to advance America’s interests in the region remains.
Yemen Frontlines: January 2018 Maher Farrukh January 05, 2018 ANALYSIS Anti-al Houthi forces began an offensive in late December to recapture parts of central Yemen. This operation may inadvertently empower a...
Only the US can reach a peaceful political settlement in Yemen Katherine Zimmerman December 30, 2017 ANALYSIS It's easy to decide that the world should just write Yemen off and perhaps throw some humanitarian assistance its way to salve our consci...
Warning Update: Power Struggles Rattle Libya Peace Process Emily Estelle December 19, 2017 ANALYSIS Escalating national and municipal power struggles in Libya are undermining the UN peace process and sidelining moderate factions, setting...
Trump shouldn't trust Putin on Syria--or anything else Frederick W. Kagan December 18, 2017 ANALYSIS Vladimir Putin is a master at manipulating people by telling them what they want to hear. He's just done it again by announcing a "withdr...
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