Andrew Davidson
Andrew Davidson is an analyst at Geopolitical Futures. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management and Homeland Security and is completing his master’s degree in International Relations through Liberty University. Prior to working on continuing his education, he served in the U.S. Army for over 11 years with experience as a Platoon Sergeant in the Middle East and South Korea serving with the 10th Mountain Division and the 25th Infantry Division.
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The Future of Nuclear Modernization
During the Cold War, there was a certain logic to the nuclear balance of power that kept things relatively orderly. The ability to strike another nation, for example, was predicated on predictable delivery systems, survivable second-strike forces and a healthy U.S.-Soviet bipolar structure. It wasn’t without risk, but the fact that both sides assumed their […]
What to Know About the Artesh, Iran’s Conventional Military
Rather than a single, unified military force, Iran operates a two-headed machine comprising the conventional armed forces, known as the Artesh, and the more ideologically driven Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
Inside Iran’s Mosaic Defense
Modern military conflicts follow a certain operational logic, which goes something like this: The less centralized an enemy’s command and control is, the less likely the enemy is to...
In Iran, Airpower Has Its Limits
Modern warfare increasingly assumes that control of air and space decides the outcomes of conflicts. And it’s true that precision strikes, surveillance networks and drone warfare allow states to...
An Early Military Analysis of the Iran Operation
The opening phase of Operation Epic Fury was a coordinated strike campaign aimed at disrupting Iran’s command continuity and degrading its retaliatory capability. Official statements seem to confirm as...
Preparing for the Long War
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced European governments to confront a problem they long thought obsolete: sustaining manpower in prolonged, high-intensity war. At the outset of the conflict, Ukrainian and...
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Population Density of Canada
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