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Arabs, Turks and Persians: Geopolitics and Ideology in the Greater Middle East
For decades, the Greater Middle East has been a leading challenge to American foreign policy. This vast region - ranging from North Africa in the west to Afghanistan in the east, and from the borders of Central Asia down to the Horn of Africa in the south - has been a cauldron of turmoil that has affected not just American interests, but generated threats to the American homeland.
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Unlocking Spacepower: Working Capital Funds for the U.S. Space Force
Working capital funds could revolutionize how the United States builds and maintains space industrial advantage, yet the Space Force remains locked out of this proven funding mechanism.
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Defending the Future: Space, Technology and Strategy
Latest In-House Bulletins
Africa Political Monitor No. 53
Trump imposes travel ban on African states;
Nigeria eyes border fencing to combat militants;
China deepens continental ties amid record trade;
Niger eyes French-operated uranium mine;
Nigeria, Brazil ink $1 billion deal to modernize agriculture;
Deadly clashes erupt in Kenya on anniversary of tax protests
China Policy Monitor No. 1636
China Is Recruiting Russians -- FSB;
PRC Hackers Exploit Google Calendar;
Taiwan-Based Group Hacks China's Sensitive Infrastructure;
Internet Censorship in Henan Is Even Tighter;
China Launces New Railway To Iran To Bypass U.S. Sanctions
Defense Technology Monitor No. 111
Military Biotech Investment Needed;
Blood Vessels On Demand;
A Helium Helper for Hypersonics;
PLA Fireball Fighter Drones;
Seeking-- And Firing -- Radiation Relief
Global Islamism Monitor No. 130
The Growing Threat of Syria's Islamic State;
The Expanding Houthi Footprint;
Another Step Forward For The Taliban
Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 45
Chinese Drones Menace The Region;
Bolstering Manila’s Maritime Posture;
Indonesia Tilts Toward China;
Deterrence By Drone On The Korean Peninsula;
A Warning From Wellington
Information Warfare Watch No. 46
New Tech And The Fight Against Disinfo;
Manila Investigates Chinese Influence Ops;
How African Militants Are Harnessing TikTok;
Meta Cleans House
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 243
How Iran Made Russia's Drones More Lethal;
Iran's High-Tech Repression;
A Political Mandate For Action Against Iran;
That Old Tehran-Caracas Connection;
Iran Steps Up Its Cyber-Spying Next Door
Resource Security Watch No. 60
In Trump's military, a more skeptical view of climate;
China's future energy source;
Africa searches for answers to food insecurity;
China accelerates stockpiling efforts
Russia Policy Monitor No. 2681
Medvedev’s War Spoils;
Russia Targets Even Pro-Government News;
A Familiar Sort of Repression
South Asia Strategy Monitor No. 23
Doha Deepens Its Stake in India;
Pakistan's Westward Push;
India, France Plan Small Modular Nuclear Reactors;
Afghanistan's Taliban Head East
Ukraine Reform Monitor No. 17
Military Necessity is The Mother of Invention;
Ukrainian Drones Take To The Seas;
A Grisly Business;
Leaning Into Defense Tech