Articles
Trump’s next moves to reassert Western Hemisphere primacy
By MG Paul E Vallely (ret) When President Donald Trump convened selected hemispheric partners at Doral, Florida, on March 7 for the Shield of the Americas security cooperation conference, the stated purpose was to solidify a regional alliance against illegal...
Payback is Coming. Is it Revenge or A Just Application of the Law?
Guest Editorial by George Mcclellan Recall just a few short years ago, when Lt. Gen. Flynn suddenly found himself embroiled in a costly legal battle with Obama’s FBI and DoJ after Trump became President No. 45? That cost him and his family untold amounts of money just...
Washington Redraws the Map: How Iran Is Strategically Displacing Itself While Europe Undermines Deterrence
By Karam Khalil Senior Security & Political Advisor - Stand Up America US Foundation From Hormuz to NATO: How a Regional Threat Is Accelerating the Restructuring of the International Order Iran did not suddenly become a threat—it was allowed to evolve into one....
The Coming Post-Centralized Iran Why the Iranian State May Be Rewritten From Within
By Karam Khalil Senior Security & Political Advisor - Stand Up America US Foundation Executive Summary Iran may not simply be approaching another military confrontation in the Middle East. It may be approaching a structural transformation of the Iranian state...
Eastern Syria (Al-Jazira): From a Conflict Zone to the Core of Economic Sovereignty and National Security
By Karam Khalil Senior Security & Political Advisor Stand Up America US Foundation - Middle East Eastern Syria (Al-Jazira) is no longer a peripheral geography or a deferred conflict file. It has become the decisive center of gravity in Syria’s national security...
