This article reflects the views of its author, a Ukrainian Member of Parliament.  Given his unique position and perspective, ...

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The citizens of Taiwan do not receive these facts in isolation. An older resident may see the drill through the lens of the 1995–96 Taiwan Strait Crisis. At that time, the PLA fired missiles into ...

As U.S. security guarantees in the Arabian Gulf face unprecedented strain, regional states must confront a resilient or fragmented Iran alone. This analysis outlines the strategic shift toward an ...

Irregular Warfare Initiative Nonresident fellows play a critical role in advancing the initiative’s organizational mission of bridging the gap between scholars and practitioners to support the ...

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Before Iran laid mines in the Strait of Hormuz and before the IRGC began striking tankers with drones, the strait had already been effectively closed. Within 48 hours of coordinated U.S.–Israeli ...

Editor’s Note: this article is being republished with the permission of Small Wars Journal as part of a republishing arrangement between IWI and SWJ. The original article was published on 11.14.2025 ...

In the situation rooms of Washington and the chancelleries of Europe, the future of warfare is often visualized as a contest of high-velocity hardware: the silent glide of a hypersonic vehicle, the ...

" As competition increasingly occurs below the threshold of armed conflict, the ability to exercise adaptive judgment will remain a decisive advantage for SOF leaders." The modern Special Operations ...

Not long ago, Iran wielded significant influence across the Middle East, extending its reach from Baghdad to Beirut and Damascus to Sanaa. Through a network of proxies, it encircled its regional ...

Since the Hamas raid on Israel on Oct. 7, the Islamic State (IS) has been attempting to exploit the resulting conflict to inspire its followers to commit acts of terrorism. Working through its central ...