Iran

A Nation of Lions

Israelis launched a bold military strike against Iran’s tyrannical regime. The rest of us should be grateful.

Episode 89 | The Sources of Iran’s Revolutionary Ideology

Providence Editor James Diddams and Hamilton Center Fellow Jozef Kosc at the University of Florida discuss the diverse and often non-Islamic sources of Iran’s revolutionary ideology

Iran’s Takeover of Iraq Threatens Mass Christian Exodus

Absent US intervention, Iran-backed militias in Iraq could soon force Iraq’s remaining Christian population to emigrate or face destruction

Maximum Pressure Is Necessary to Counter Iran’s Proxy War

The US must return to a policy of maximum pressure to disrupt Iran’s revenue streams, curtail its proxies, and protect Middle Eastern Christians.

John C. Calhoun, Ayatollah Khamenei, and the Geopolitics of Middle Powers

Present-day Iran and antebellum America share surprising similarities in their strategic approaches to resisting the influence of the superpowers of their day, Britain for the antebellum US and America for Iran

The United States Remains Deservedly Popular Abroad

Most of the world still looks to the United States for global leadership, particularly compared with China and Russia

The Rise of Eurasia and the Russia-China-Iran-NK Axis

The idea of a unified Eurasian continent dominating the world goes back over a century, but in 2024 China, Russia, North Korea and Iran have made it almost a reality

Christian Militias Opposing Hezbollah in Lebanon

Lebanon’s Maronite Christians are increasingly opposed to Hezbollah and Iran’s influence in Lebanon

The Sisyphean Struggle of Cyber Conflict

Ben Buchanan’s “The Hacker and the State” (2020) is an instructive introduction to cyberwarfare, yet his characterization of cyber tactics as ineffective at signaling a nation’s intent and resolve is unpersuasive