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In many ways, the events of fall 2024 represent a significant setback and a major turning point for Tehran's influence in the Middle East. The spectacular sabotage of Hezbollah's telecommunications…
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On August 5, 2024, the Secretary General of the Lebanese Shiite political-military group Hezbollah (“Party of God”) tweeted in Hebrew: “Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow, maybe in a week”. He was…
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The foreign agents law under the leadership of Bidzina Ivanichvili and the Russians Last May, the government led by the Georgian Dream party decreed that non-governmental organizations whose funding was…
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The development of quantum technology is at the forefront of international security concerns. Unsurprisingly, with quantum computers expected to break current cryptographic standards, many countries consider the research and development…
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“... surprise therefore becomes the means of acquiring superiority... When it succeeds, it sows confusion and breaks the enemy's courage” - Carl von Clausewitz October 7, 2023 is a day…
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“What happens in the North impacts the world, and when you look at security issues and climate change, the world is paying attention more than ever,” recently noted Canadian Governor-General Mary…
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[This piece was originally published by War on the Rocks and is accessible in full here.] Canada’s military is in a “death spiral.” This is how Minister of National Defense…
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Following the recent clashes between Iran and Israel, and with the situation tending towards a return to calm, it is time for an initial assessment. A six-month period of unprecedented…
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Cyprus, a divided island "Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a will to benevolence, to trust, to justice." This quotation from…
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In many respects, Donald Trump’s 100-minute rally held in Conway, South Carolina, on February 10, 2024, was just like his previous rallies. It began with Trump giving shout-outs to local…