Commentary
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Jul- 2018 -3 July
Defending the Seas: the US Navy Second Fleet and Atlantic security
The re-establishment of the 2nd Fleet demonstrates the resolve to ensure the US Navy’s readiness to deter and defeat Russian adventurism
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Jun- 2018 -26 June
Russia’s poisoned chalice in southern Syria
Russia has few good options for curtailing the behavior of its Iranian and Hezbollah allies against Israel in Syria
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26 June
Quad 2.0 rests on India embracing Australia and the United States
Nishtha Sharma argues India should overcome enduring mistrust of the US and Australia and revive the Quad with Japan as a credible response to China in the Indo-Pacific
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25 June
Libya: more violence to come as groups jockey for control leading up to elections
Clashes between a weakened General Haftar and immensely unpopular Ibrahim Jadhran’s men raise the possibility of Libya’s complete destruction, The Atlantic Council's Erin A. Neale says
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21 June
Assad’s bluff may double as a gain for Syria’s Kurds
President Bashar al-Assad has threatened military action against northern Syria, but do his threats cloak an opportunity for a deal with the Kurds?
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21 June
For Yemen’s southern resistance, the next battle is for independence
Yemen’s internal splits have festered for years, but a move towards independence in the south could change the miserable status quo, Abdulsalam Mused of the Southern Transitional Council argues
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15 June
Into the Shadows: Intelligence, emerging threats and data analysis
Michael Brady, author and former director of the Presidential Emergency Operations Center, discusses challenges facing the intelligence community
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12 June
In Afghanistan, ceasefires will amount to little in a war that has raged for years
Afghanistan’s temporary ceasefire is better than none, but likely represents little more than a brief interlude in a war poised to rage for many years, Michael Kugelman says
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10 June
Gulf armed forces urgently need new HR models
Gulf Cooperation Council countries have invested heavily in military equipment. Now they need to invest in people, Strategy& partner Haroon Sheikh writes
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8 June
Iran and the bomb: Does Tehran really want nuclear weapons?
Iran is well aware of the deep hostility that its neighbors and the Trump administration and Iran’s neighbours have towards it, and racing for a nuclear bomb would invite them to act, Sirous Amerian argues
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