Shielding Iran? Russia is increasing its military presence in southwestern Syria, near the border with Israel, to complicate and deter further Israeli airstrikes in Syria against Iranian and Iranian-backed targets, according to commentary in Israeli outlet Ynet. On Jan. 17, a Russian helicopter patrolled the airspace over the Golan Heights, and a day later a […]
Iran’s efforts to challenge the United States in the Middle East are reaching an inflection point. After decades of reshaping the domestic political environments...
Forecasting national behavior is built on continuums. One continuum is a nation’s history. Another is our analytic method. Simply looking at nations will not...
Pakistan strikes back. Two days after Iran conducted missile strikes against militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, Pakistan responded with its own strikes in Iran’s...
Forecasting national behavior is built on continuums. One continuum is a nation’s history. Another is our analytic method. Simply looking at nations will not...
Strikes and demonstrations are nothing new for Europe, but two factors distinguish the latest bout: its transnational nature and its concentration in specific economic...
Middle East escalation. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched an airstrike on an Israeli “espionage center” in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. Tehran said...
The trilateral security partnership comprising the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia – known simply as AUKUS – is among the most interesting...
Historic vote. Taiwan held presidential and legislative elections on Saturday. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party, led by Vice President Lai Ching-te, won a historic...
