regional security
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Iran Holds: What Follows the Collapse of the Street Strategy
How economic warfare, intelligence operations, and deterrence shift after regime survival As the violence subsided and funerals replaced street clashes, casualty data began to undermine the dominant external narrative surrounding the unrest. Official death tallies released by Iranian authorities showed that a clear majority of those killed were neither demonstrators nor participants in protest activity.… Continue reading
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Brazil’s Venezuela Veto: A Strategic Miscalculation in face of the U.S. Security Pivot
How blocking Venezuela reshaped BRICS cohesion and weakened Brazil’s strategic position amid renewed U.S. regional dominance The decision by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to veto Venezuela’s accession to BRICS occurred during a period when United States strategic doctrine had already shifted back toward hemispheric control. Senior figures within United States defence planning circles had… Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE Break Ranks in Yemen
How Saudi airstrikes on Emirati-linked arms exposed a quiet war inside the war The Saudi airstrike on Mukalla port at the end of December marked a rupture that had been forming inside the anti-Houthi camp for several years, though rarely acknowledged in public. The destruction of an Emirati-linked weapons shipment destined for the Southern Transitional… Continue reading
