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Iran War

Iran

October 14, 2026

Lost in Mediation: Why Pakistan Is the Wrong Messenger to Tehran

Washington may finally have Iran under the kind of sustained pressure that months of negotiations failed to produce. Renewed U.

Irina Tsukerman • RealClearDefense
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Maritime Strategy

May 1, 2026

The UAE's Post-OPEC Security Doctrine

The UAE’s departure from OPEC represents an opening move in a wider contest over Gulf hierarchy, maritime power, defense alignments, and control of...

Irina Tsukerman • RealClearDefense
APTOPIX Iran US Israel

Air Warfare

March 11, 2026

Winning the Kinetic Battle, Losing the Narrative War

Andrew Fox recently described a strategic nightmare now unfolding in Iran. Military power has damaged the Islamic Republic’s military infrastructure...

Irina Tsukerman • RealClearDefense
APTOPIX Syria Clashes

Terrorism

February 5, 2026

Why the "Save the Kurds" Act Is a Strategic Necessity

American disengagement has a pattern. It begins with fatigue, proceeds through optimism about local arrangements, and ends with surprise when fragile...

Irina Tsukerman • RealClearDefense

Cyber Warfare

October 21, 2025

U.S., China, and the Middle East Redraw the Map As Russia Falters

The great struggle of this century is unfolding in the invisible domain of code, data, and networks, complementing the traditional battlefields. In...

Irina Tsukerman • RealClearDefense

Cyber Warfare

October 10, 2025

A New Strategic Mind for a Dangerous Era

The global threat matrix confronting the United States has entered a new and perilous phase. The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in...

Irina Tsukerman • RealClearDefense

Grand Strategy

April 7, 2025

What Trump 2.0's Grand Strategy for the Middle East Could Look Like

Trump's Grand Strategy for the Middle East in His Second Term Now more than two months into his second term, President Donald Trump is navigating a...

Irina Tsukerman • RealClearDefense

Middle East

March 13, 2025

An Alternative Grand Bargain for Trump: Bigger Win, Greater Leverage

While the international community has its eyes on President Trump’s efforts to bring the war in Ukraine to a close, and to resolve Israel’s conflict...

Irina Tsukerman • RealClearDefense

Iran

October 30, 2024

A New Flashpoint for the Axis of Resistance?

Will the South Caucasus be a New Flashpoint for the Axis of Resistance? Amid the escalating tensions in the Middle East, Iran reportedly threatened to...

Irina Tsukerman • RealClearDefense
Iran Saudi Arabia

Iran

March 14, 2023

What the Iran-KSA Normalization Means for US and Middle East Security

Reactions to the deal to restore diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have largely focused on how China, Iran’s collaborator and the...

Irina Tsukerman • RealClearDefense

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