Reform is Happening in Iran and Assad’s Fall Could Accelerate It
…strengthening civil society. Other strategies – such as seeking change through foreign intervention as advocated by some in the diaspora – would not produce a better outcome. The society-based reform…
Revive the South Asia Strategy
…a key area of opportunity for the U.S. given its economic potential, global diaspora, and technology ecosystem, and region-specific policy guidance could best leverage those strengths. Crucially, through developing a…
The Dawn of Operation ‘Rising Lion’: Unity and Fragility in Iran
…with monarchist exiles, who view the regime’s vulnerability as a catalyst for a new revolution. Diaspora outlets like Iran International TV amplified Israeli narratives—framing the strikes as “liberating Iran from…
Effective Buck-Passing: Why the US Should Welcome the Saudi-Pakistan Defense Pact
…Saudi Arabia, including a large Indian diaspora, which it wouldn’t want to jeopardize when it faces multiple geopolitical headwinds. India is likely to continue to work a wedge strategy to…
Cratering Effects: Chinese Missile Threats to US Air Bases in the Indo-Pacific
…Why Geography Matters,” Washington Quarterly, vol. 47, Issue 1: 103-121; Kelly A. Grieco and Jennifer Kavanagh, “America Can’t Surpass China’s Power in Asia,” Foreign Affairs, January 16, 2024, https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/americacant-surpass-chinas-power-asia. Apart…
2020 Expert Workshop Readout
…training across the various J roles. This training should, notably, include the threats-based approach. While the week-long NATO PoC training developed and deployed by FINCENT is a fantastic starting point,…
Too Little, Too Late: China Steps Up Military Aid to Myanmar’s Junta
…as Resistance-Buster,” The Irrawaddy, 12 November 2024, https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-chief-homes-in-on-chinese-drones-as-resistance-buster.html. The unit began training in late April 2024, with technical assistance from Russia, India, and China.60“Military drone training at Yangon command headquarters,”…
What America Can Do to Stop the Practice of Child Soldiers
…of military assistance that fall under both Departments of State and Defense accounts, to include: direct commercial sales, excess defense articles, foreign military financing, foreign military sales, international military and…