International Institute for Strategic Studies

Maritime Protection of Taiwan’s Energy Vulnerability

Space Modernization for the 21st Century

FDD Uncovers Likely Chinese Intelligence Operation That Began More Than 3 Years Ago

Yemeni Factions Hope to Exploit the Current Chaos in Houthi-Controlled Yemen

Amid daily U.S. airstrikes, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels appear increasingly vulnerable to their Yemeni rivals. Those rivals are reportedly planning a ground offensive whose goals include recapturing...

Time For a New Policy Toward Erdogan

Turkey and Israel held talks last Wednesday aimed at avoiding a confrontation in Syria as Ankara continues to pursue greater influence in a post-Assad Syria, including through...

Arsenal of Democracy

Arming Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel While Strengthening the U.S. Industrial Base

Iran’s Nuclear Disarmament

The Only Deal That Protects U.S. and Allied Security

After surprise Tel Aviv attack, Houthi drone arsenal comes under spotlight

In-depth analysis of how Iranian-backed Houthis turned to drones in Yemen's civil war, creating a formidable, cost-effective aerial arsenal that gained them the upper hand in the region.

U.S. Considering Major Military Package for Israel

The Biden administration has informally notified Congress of its desire to approve the sale to Israel of as many as 50 new F-15 fighter jets valued at $18 billion, according to media...

Fattah 2: Why is Iran showcasing an untested, ‘hypersonic’ missile? – analysis

In recent years, the concept of “hypersonic” missiles has become a talking point for countries, from Russia to the US and China.

Advance U.S. Interests by Giving Ukraine the Weapons It Needs Now

Arsenal

Assessing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program

How to get Kyiv the Tanks and Armored Vehicles It Needs

“We’re fighting the war out of our pickup trucks,” stated a Ukrainian soldier when reflecting on Ukraine’s slowing counteroffensive in Luhansk region. While Ukraine has a large inventory of tanks...

Lifting the arms embargo on Cyprus is a major opportunity to aid Ukraine

The Biden administration announced on Friday a decision to lift the decades-old arms embargo on Cyprus for the coming fiscal year. This laudable step recognizes Nicosia’s progress related to financial...

PGMs: Iran’s Precision-Guided Munitions Project in the Shadow of a Nuclear Deal

Finland and Sweden in NATO are strategic assets, not liabilities

In the two weeks since ambassadors from all NATO member states signed the accession protocols for Finland and Sweden to join the alliance, approximately half of the member countries have now ratified the...

Malley should go back to the basics

Whatever policy the US special envoy is conducting on Iran does not qualify as diplomacy, but rather as ideology.

Iran Is More Than Persia

Ethnic Politics in the Islamic Republic

Why Are These IRGC Figures Not Sanctioned?

The White House promised Congress last summer that the Iran nuclear accord would not prevent the United States from imposing additional non-nuclear sanctions. Yet Ambassador Stephen Mull, the adm...