IRGC’s Military Drills’ Message Aimed at the U.S. and a Domestic Iranian Audience
The IRGC’s military exercises are little more than ineffective political propaganda.
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Escalation of Low-Intensity Conflict With Iran Raises Stakes for Gulf States
Some Gulf states may take satisfaction in Iran's setbacks, but they are vulnerable to potential retaliation.
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What a Second Donald Trump Term Might Mean for Gulf Arab Countries
Gulf states have much to hope for, and worry about, if President Trump wins reelection.
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UAE Security Apparatus Central to Its Pandemic Response
The UAE’s growing military engagement has contributed to the steady rise of the armed forces as the centerpiece of a power and influence strategy carved out by the UAE’s de facto leader, Mohammed bin Zayed.
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What Iran’s Military Journals Reveal About the Role of Missiles in Strategic Deterrence
A pilot survey of Imam Hussein University academic journals shows the limits of academic freedom in the Islamic Republic, save a few pieces reflecting the Iranian leadership’s view of the role of missiles in strategic deterrence.
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The Formative Moments That Shaped the Gulf Arab Militaries
The evolution of the Gulf Arab armies is best understood by highlighting some of their key formative moments and sociocultural foundations.
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Constants in Iran’s Security Policy Under the Pahlavi Regime and the Islamic Republic
Survival supersedes ideology, and the ruling elites of the Islamic Republic find themselves adhering to the constants in security policy of a predecessor they vilify.
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Houthis’ Approach to Coronavirus Designed to Benefit Movement’s Elite
Donors’ efforts are needed to ensure access to coronavirus assistance is open to all citizens without discrimination, lest they risk exacerbating social bias and inequality in an already frail country.
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What Iran’s Military Journals Reveal About the Goals of the Quds Force
A pilot survey of the complete series of two journals published by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Imam Hussein University provides valuable information about the internal deliberations of the Quds Force.
Arms Flows To and From Gulf Face Growing Scrutiny
Arms flows to and from the Gulf states could be challenged by new economic stress in exporting and client states, reassessment of the most pressing threats, and increased congressional scrutiny in the United States.
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