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Space SPACs struggle to lift off (Jeff Foust, Space News)

The rocket went sideways, so the stock went down. Astra Space made its third orbital launch attempt from Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 28, using an upgraded...

SpaceX launches Crew Dragon on first private mission (Jeff Foust, Space News)

SpaceX successfully launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four nonprofessional astronauts on its first private crewed mission Sept. 15, a long-awaited milestone in the...

Japan’s Infrastructure Investment in the Indian Ocean: Checking China, Securing the Sea Lanes (Hidetaka YOSHIMATSU, IFRI)

In the 2010s, Japan gradually increased economic connections with the Indian Ocean region (IOR) through trade, foreign direct investment, and official development assistance (ODA). In...

Israeli Arabs’ Violent Lawlessness: An Existential Threat (Gershon Hacohen, BESA Center)

The violent Arab-Israeli riots that took place in Israel’s cities during the last Gaza war are a corollary of the widespread lawlessness and rebelliousness...

Iran’s Nuclear Program: Where Is It Going? (Raphael Ofek, BESA Center)

From the earliest days of the Iranian military nuclear program, it was directed primarily at Israel, which the revolutionary regime in Tehran deems an...

The Long Shadow of 9/11 on Decisions to Use Lethal Force. Since 9/11 the United States has assumed broad authority to lethally target people...

September 11th, 2001 changed how the United States conceptualized and conducted counterterrorism for a generation. In the aftermath of the attacks, President George W....

20 ans après, quelles conséquences économiques du 11 septembre ? (Sylvie Matelly, IRIS)

Peu après le 11 septembre 2001, l’IRIS publiait un recueil d’articles interrogeant les conséquences de ces attentats. Je rédigeais celui sur les conséquences économiques,...

Getting a Game Plan for the Guardian of America’s Global Interests (James Jay Carafano, Heritage Foundation)

If the United States can’t prevent China from dominating Asia, then the United States loses. Eldridge A. Colby, The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an...

Biden’s Unity Purge of Military Advisory Boards (Mike Howell, Heritage Foundation)

“For without unity, there is no peace, only bitterness and fury. No progress, only exhausting outrage. No nation, only a state of chaos. This...

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