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Are the Houthis More Ideological or More Pragmatic?

After staying out of the conflict for nearly a month, the Houthis’ limited strikes against...
Thousands of people in Yemen held a demonstration in support of Gaza SANAA, YEMEN - FEBRUARY 6: Thousands of people gather at Sebeen Square, controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi movement, to protest Israel’s attacks on Gaza, chanting slogans against the United States and Israel, on February 6, in Sanaa, Yemen. Mohammed Hamoud Anadolu Sanaa Yemen. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMohammedxHamoudx

Taking Away Iran’s Tools of Extortion

With regime collapse uncertain, the campaign’s success hinges on a narrower aim: dismantling Iran’s capacity...
Unclassified View of U S Fighter Jets Targeting Iranian High Value Targets U S CENTRAL COMMAND UPI MAXPPP Unclassified view of Iranian fighter jets, mobile missile launchers, drones, and airbases, being targeted by U S fighter jets on Monday, March 2, 2026, the third day of joint U S Israeli airstrikes against Iran Photo via U S Central Command UPI UNITED STATES Copyright: xUPI MAXPPPxU.S.xCENTRALxCOMMANDx WAX2026030207_lg WAX2026030207xlg

From Agranat to October 7: Why Israel Needs an Independent National Intelligence Oversight Body

The erosion of internal red-team mechanisms and the persistence of groupthink demand a new model...
Israeli Forces Advancing During the Yom Kippur War, 1973

Islamabad’s Hour

Pakistan’s Mediation Efforts to Bring to End the War in the Middle East...
Pakistan’s Chief of Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir. Photo credit: IMAGO / Newscom World.

Operation Roaring Lion: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead

Three weeks into the campaign, a clear strategy is taking shape: demolition of Iran’s nuclear,...
March 16, 2026, Undisclosed Location, Undisclosed Location: A U.S. Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket System known as a HIMARS fires rockets in support of Operation Epic Fury against targets in Iran, March 2, 2026 at an Undisclosed Location. Undisclosed Location Undisclosed Location - ZUMAp138 20260316_zaa_p138_025 Copyright: xUsxArmy UsxArmyx

Influence Operations Disguised as Cyber Operations

The Handala Hacking Group as a Case Study of Iran’s Cyber Proxy Strategy During the...
Cyber illustration

Iran’s Mosaic Defense Faces Its Real Test

Shaped by the lessons of Iraq’s 2003 collapse, Tehran’s decentralized doctrine has kept the regime...
A member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) holds an AK-45 rifle and stands guard outside a police facility that is destroyed during a U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, on March 4, 2026.

New Delhi’s Strategic Caution on the Iran Crisis

While India’s opposition accuses Modi of abandoning the nation’s foundational foreign policy principles—notably through his...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Iran’s Minorities and Their Place in a Strategy for Bringing Down the Regime

Life Near Saqqez A woman sits in front of a traditional handloom at a home workshop near Saqqez, Iran, on June 3, 2025. Saqqez Kurdistan Province Iran Copyright: xBarbodxKhorshidix

The Energy Dimension of the Iran War

Iran’s effort to weaponize energy is raising costs across the Gulf, disrupting global markets, and...
Black smoke rise from the oil depot in Tehran targeted by the US and Israel TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 8: Black smoke rises after fires broke out following US-Israel attacks targeting some oil storage facilities targeted, including the Shehran oil depot, in Tehran, Iran on March 8, 2026. Explosions and ignited leaking petroleum from the depot caused severe damage to nearby vehicles as intense flames engulfed the area following the strike. Firefighting teams try to control the spreading fires and contain the damage in the heavily affected industrial zone. Fatemeh Bahrami Anadolu Tehran Iran. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxFatemehxBahramix

The Case for Legal Reform in the IDF

The war has exposed a troubling pattern of legal encroachment on the battlefield, with the...
פרקליטות צבאית, אילוסטרציה, נוצר באמצעות בינה מלאכותית.

From Friend to Foe: Is Qatar Changing its Approach To Iran Following Tehran’s Strikes Against It?

True to its traditional approach, Qatar has not burned its bridges with Iran; its anger...
NOVEMBER 18, 2025: Qatar s Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani attends the 24th expanded meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government at the Russia National Centre. Yevgeny Messman TASS Host Photo Agency 85769157

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