Donald Trump Folds the Nuclear Umbrella: Is American Extended Deterrence Passé?
It might be said that among foreign policy and national security watchers, Donald Trump is a gift that keeps...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Donald Trump Folds the Nuclear Umbrella: Is American Extended Deterrence Passé?
A nation must think before it acts.
Iran
The Race for Drones
Over the last two decades, the United States has been the world’s pre-eminent user and supplier of Unmanned Aerial...
The Decline of the Rial in the Iranian Media
On July 11, 2012, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, publicly warned the Iranian press...
The Syrian Crisis and the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry
The ongoing internal conflict between the Assad-led government and the political and military opposition forces within Syria has increasingly...
‘Hollow Leadership’: the Iranian Predicament
On February 1, 2012, the Iranian authorities celebrated the 33rd anniversary of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s return from exile. They...
The 2009 Elections and Iran’s Changing Political Landscape
Abstract Iran’s June 2009 elections set into motion four processes that are central to the operations of the Islamic...
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Emerging ‘Shia Crescent’
Abstract To form a more prudent foreign policy toward the Muslim Brotherhood, we must understand it not only as...