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How to Avert a Looming Nuclear Crisis With Iran

The best option already has a successful playbook from 2013.

· October 31, 2024
Game-Changing Support for Lebanon’s Army Is Europe’s Best Bet

The Lebanese Armed Forces have a critical role to play in bringing peace and stability to the Middle East. By scaling up assistance for the army, Europeans can effect change on the ground and make Lebanon a proof of concept for geopolitical Europe.

· October 29, 2024
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Space Nukes Are Bad

The danger of these weapons isn’t just that Moscow might actually use them. It’s that Washington knows Moscow might actually use them.

· October 8, 2024
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Iran Is at a Strategic Crossroads

After its latest escalation, Tehran may be forced to reconsider its entire approach to national security, including leveraging its status as a threshold nuclear state to counter Israel.

· October 3, 2024
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Reviving Nordic Security and Defense Cooperation

In the wake of Finland and Sweden’s accessions to NATO, the alliance’s northern military power will be greatly expanded—if the Nordic and Baltic states adequately coordinate to overcome risks such as overstretching and competition.

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  • Karsten Friis
· October 2, 2024