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New Iran Nuclear Site Revealed

Bottom Line up FrontIran’s construction of a new, hardened centrifuge assembly plant further undermines the 2015 multilateral Iran nuclear [...] More

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Syria Spiraling Downward as Economy Tumbles and Instability Spreads

Bottom Line Up FrontEven as Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad appears closer to prevailing in the country’s nearly decade-long civil war, there are [...] More

The Boogaloo Movement – From Eccentric Distraction to Domestic Terror

Bottom Line Up FrontThe Boogaloo Movement is comprised of an eclectic mix of individuals unified by a deep disdain for government, especially law [...] More

Iran’s Shifting Posture in Syria

Bottom Line up FrontIran’s apparent drawdown of its military presence in Syria likely reflects Tehran’s calculation that the regime of President [...] More

The Media Should Focus on the Need for Genuine Political Reform, Not Just the Violence

Bottom Line Up FrontLost within the countless stories about looting, arson, and vandalism, there is a genuine political movement gathering momentum, [...] More

Iran and Israel Continue Their Shadow Conflict in Cyberspace

Bottom Line Up FrontIsraeli cyberattacks against Iran are intended to send a signal, as a means of pushing back against Iran’s actions in Syria and [...] More

Spreading Violence and Growing Instability Plague Northern Mozambique

Bottom line upfrontThe northern Cabo Delgado region of Mozambique is experiencing a significant increase in terrorist attacks, which in turn is [...] More

Russian Influence Grows in the Middle East and North Africa

Bottom Line Up FrontIn both Syria and Libya, Russia has relied on a combination of mercenaries, weapons sales to proxies and clients, and an [...] More

Iran Space Launch Signals Growing Threat

Bottom Line up FrontThe April 24, 2020 launch of a satellite by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) indicates that Iran might intend to [...] More

Recent Islamic State Attacks Demonstrate its Durability and Resilience

Bottom Line Up FrontWhile much of the world has been struggling to respond to the fallout from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Islamic State [...] More

One Foot In, One Foot Out: The Muddled U.S. Approach to the Middle East

Bottom Line Up FrontThe United States recently announced plans to remove two Patriot anti-missile systems from Saudi Arabia, which could be [...] More

Instability in Iraq During Leadership Transition

Bottom Line up FrontIraq’s new government will struggle to extricate the country from its role as an arena for conflict between Iran and the United [...] More

Will COVID-19 Usher in the Era of the Surveillance Industrial Complex?

Bottom Line Up FrontIn order to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), countries around the world have been moving to implement new [...] More