What’s Really Driving The Strategy Behind Trump’s War On Iran
With the Iran war in its third week, questions are swirling over the administration's aims, its conduct of the conflict and the trajectory that Iran itself might take.
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An American Return To The Western Hemisphere
In the early morning hours of January 3, 2026, the Trump Administration launched "Absolute Resolve," a military operation to apprehend Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and remove him from office. The effort marked the most consequential U.S. intervention in Latin America in decades, involving large-scale coordinated intelligence, air and special operations assets.
China Policy Monitor No. 1669
Antisemitism with Chinese characteristics;
CCP defector details his repression of religious minorities;
New ethnic unity law promotes assimilation, mandates Mandarin;
CK Hutchison escalates lawfare after Panama seizes ports;
Australian businessman convicted of working for MSS
Defense Technology Monitor No. 116
Laser links at sea;
China deploys subsea computing;
The Pentagon is testing cyber defense in orbit...;
...While developing jamming weapons;
The drone-ification of the Black Hawk
Ukraine Reform Monitor No. 21
Legislative graft... and an old face;
Kyiv seeks European markets for its defense tech;
...As Kyiv looks beyond China for drone production