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Can the US Unlock the Strait of Hormuz?

(Middle East Institute) In his first public statements since assuming the role of Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed vengeance for US-Israeli attacks...

Geostrategic magazine (17 March 2026) – analyses from global think tanks

Anthropic/Pentagon/China (Kenton Thibaut - Atlantic Council) Chinese commentators are taking particular glee in the dispute between Anthropic and the US Department of Defense given Anthropic’s...

Worlds In Brief (17 March 2026)

Iran War and beyond  (Al Arabiya) Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed scores of drones in the Eastern Province, the Kingdom’s ministry of defense said on...

Spyware-Based Searches for Domestic Criminal Law Enforcement

(Yotam Berger - Lawfare) In the United States, NSO Group—the Israeli spyware firm infamous for numerous reported abuses of its product, Pegasus—has been under...

Ahmad al-Sharaa Is Building the State Abu Mohammed al-Golani Promised

(Sara Harmouch - Lawfare) For more than a year, debate over Syria’s post-Assad transition has revolved around a single question: Has Ahmad al-Sharaa changed?...

The Entrenchment of Iran’s Security State

(Jesse Ramsdell - Just Security) Washington is quickly learning it will take more than a sustained bombing campaign to topple the Iranian regime, if...

When AI Runs the Operations: Autonomous Agents and the Future of Cyber Competition

(Jam Kraprayoon and Shaun Ee - Just Security) On March 6, the White House released President Donald Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America. Among its...

The Shield of the Americas Is the Trump Corollary’s Military Edge

(Orlando J. Pérez - Just Security) On March 5, 2026, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller explained the Trump administration’s strategy for...

Worlds In Brief (16 March 2026 pm)

Iran War and beyond (Al Arabiya) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened on Monday to target US companies across the region, calling on employees...

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