Backgrounder: Iran Power Projection in Wartime
Assessing Iran’s ability to wage war across the domains of politics, military, economy, and diplomacy.
The Iranian Oil Bourse
Threats to American economic dominance and the USD continue to grow as oil producing regions talk about, and act on, abandoning USD denominated oil sales and currency pegs.
Seychelles: An Invitation for China
The Republic of Seychelles has issued China with an open invitation to establish an anti-piracy base in the small island republic. If accepted, this invitation will have security and strategic consequences for the region.
Beirut Port Explosion: Domestic Investigations
First in a two-part series examining various efforts to uncover the truth behind the Beirut port explosion.
Russia and the Central Asian Drug Trade
A drug trafficking campaign is being conducted against Russia on a broad scale affecting all spheres of its political, social and economic life. Kyrgyzstan plays an important role in this campaign. There are ten main routes of heroin traffic from Afghanistan (occupied by the US forces) with six of them crossing the Kyrgyz city of Osh, an important hub of Afghan drug traffic.
Beirut Port Explosion: Early International Investigations
Second in a three-part series examining various efforts to uncover the truth behind the Beirut port explosion.
Trump-Kim Summit Put on Ice
To the surprise of no one, the June 12 Trump-Kim summit has been cancelled. But this won’t be the end of Trump’s diplomatic gambit.
The Geoeconomic Front of the Ukraine War
It’s getting harder to deny the old dictum that geoeconomics is the continuation of warfare by other means.
Delayed Elections and the Bangsamoro Peace Process
The first elections in the Bangsamoro autonomous region have been pushed back to 2025, giving its transitional government more time to establish democratic institutions and demobilize rebels.
Ukraine Flashes another Warning Sign
President Zelenskiy’s revelation of a foiled coup plot adds to a growing body of evidence that an invasion of Ukraine could be imminent.