The United States faces a fundamental organizational crisis in space. America’s space enterprise remains fragmented across multiple agencies with unclear roles, overlapping responsibilities, and competing authorities. This institutional confusion undermines national security, stifles commercial innovation, and threatens U.S. leadership in the vital space domain.
Although Tehran’s activities in Africa tend to receive far less attention than its machinations in the Middle East, Europe, or Latin America, they form a critical pillar of the Islamic Republic’s global strategy.
Without immediate legal and technological reforms, the U.S. will remain vulnerable to adversarial drone incursions that exploit current jurisdictional and strategic gaps in our existing system.
The United States risks misunderstanding India not by underestimating its capabilities, but by misreading its strategic trajectory.
The Iranian regime’s most acute vulnerability comes not from external attack but from within: from the persistent and growing discontent of its own citizens. In response, Tehran has leaned more and more heavily on a long-term strategy of digital control.