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Doctrinal Theory Foreign Policy World

The New Foreign Legions: How Russia, Iran, and Turkey are revamping a familiar model to project power

Posted on September 13, 2020September 13, 2020 by Simon Schofield
Men of the French Foreign Legion at the Bastille Day 2013 military parade on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
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Iran MENA

Qassem Soleimani: A Legacy of Blood

Posted on July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Simon Schofield
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Gulf Iran Maritime MENA United States

Tweets and Fleets: Twitter Diplomacy and Brinksmanship in the Gulf

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by Anthony Clay
A ridged hull inflatable boat, launched from the Raleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), participates in a monthly Iraqi bilateral exercise. The Iraqi bilateral is a monthly exercise with U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Iraqi navy. The U.S. participates in bilateral exercises with partner nations in order to build and strengthen solid partnerships throughout the region. Commander, Task Force 55 controls surface forces including U.S. Navy coastal patrol craft and U.S Coast Guard patrols boats in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Torrey W. Lee/Released)160214-N-CJ186-187
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Israel/Palestine MENA Political leadership

Deadlock in the Knesset: Israel’s Third Election

Posted on February 29, 2020April 11, 2020 by Lewis Tallon
President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, participates in a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by D.Myles Cullen)
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Gulf MENA Oman

Oman’s New Sultan: Who is Haitham bin Tariq al Said?

Posted on January 13, 2020April 11, 2020 by Lewis Tallon
Tan'am, Oman NASA image
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Gulf Iran Maritime MENA

Torpedoing the Trade Talks: Tokyo, Tehran and the Tankers

Posted on June 13, 2019June 14, 2019 by Lewis Tallon1 comment on “Torpedoing the Trade Talks: Tokyo, Tehran and the Tankers”
U.S. Sailors aboard the guided missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) prepare to offer rescue assistance to a burning vessel March 11, 2013, during a transit in the Strait of Hormuz. The William P. Lawrence was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to promote maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Gulf Iran MENA Oman

The Omani Pivot: Strategic Access in the Neutral Gulf

Posted on March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 by Lewis Tallon
An Omani Navy corvette ONS Al Rahmani outward bound from Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 27 June 2013 and still in builder's hands and flying the British Merchant Navy Red Ensign. A Khareef class corvette built by BAe Systems in Portsmouth.
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Hezbollah Insurgency Lebanon Levant

A Socioeconomic History of Hezbollah: The Social Service Apparatus

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Edwin Tran
Hezbollah flag mounted on a tank
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