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Iran Is at a Strategic Crossroads

After its latest escalation, Tehran may be forced to reconsider its entire approach to national security, including leveraging its status as a threshold nuclear state to counter Israel.

· October 3, 2024
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Reviving Nordic Security and Defense Cooperation

In the wake of Finland and Sweden’s accessions to NATO, the alliance’s northern military power will be greatly expanded—if the Nordic and Baltic states adequately coordinate to overcome risks such as overstretching and competition.

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  • Karsten Friis
· October 2, 2024
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Dr. S. Jaishankar on the Future of U.S.-India Relations

This week's episode is a special edition of Grand Tamasha-- tune in as India's External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar joins Carnegie's President Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar for a fireside chat on the future of U.S.-India relations.

  • Dr. S. Jaishankar
· October 1, 2024
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Israel’s and Hezbollah’s Default Option: Keep Fighting

Political calculations on both sides make a ceasefire unlikely.

· September 26, 2024
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“We’d Like to Live Without War”

Lebanon’s foreign minister on the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, the southern border, and what it will take to end the violence.

· September 26, 2024
ustralian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken conclude a joint news conference during the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) at the U.S. Naval Academy on August 06, 2024 in Annapolis, Maryland
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Aligning for Effect: Operationalizing U.S.-Australia Regional Defense Strategies

U.S. and Australian defense strategies, while closely aligned, are not identical. Investing effort across resources, relationships, and resilience will facilitate more coherence.

  • Matthew Sussex
  • Peter Tesch
· September 18, 2024