Why the Latest Iran Protests Started in the Tehran Bazaar
…in the January 2026 protests, the presence of women, the middle class, and ethnic and religious minorities was not as extensive as in the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement of 2022-2023,…
The Robb-Silberman Report, Intelligence, and Nonproliferation
…international efforts to make such an alternative hypothesis credible. Surely, independent minded analysts occasionally voiced such opinions, but it would have taken some definitive new evidence to allow the subtle…
(Un)Accountable: Rethinking US Security Sector Accountability Across the Domestic-International Divide
…significant civilian harm across a range of post-9/11 conflicts without recognition or accountability, and the legacy of torture at Guantánamo Bay and US “black sites” remains. The contexts within which…
Defusing Dadaab: The Security Implications of Somali Refugee Flows in Kenya
…to upgrade the infrastructure of refugee sites. Another solution is to build several smaller camps that can be more easily managed and screened. Of course, Dadaab is not the only…
Iran Carefully Weighs Response to Israeli Attack in Damascus
…operation within 24 hours seems unlikely. Given the political context in Israel, particularly the challenges facing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership, the attack may have had broader objectives. As…
The United States and WMD Nonproliferation, One Year On
…other administration actions work in direct opposition to these positive signals, particularly in the nuclear arena. U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June, while explicitly aimed at preventing development…
Implications of Strategic Defense Deployments for US-Russian Relations
…written by “think tanks” associated with the Strategic Rocket Forces, Air Defense Forces, Space Systems Command, Russian Foreign Ministry and various groups in the Russian Academy of Sciences, clearly demonstrates…
News Roundup for April 2
PRI: What can satellites reveal about North Korea’s missile and nuclear sites? Not enough. [by Matthew Bell] – Jenny Town and Joel Wit quoted – April 1 NEWS RELEASES AND…