Articles
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...
From Proxy to State: The End of the SDF’s Function in U.S. Strategy
By Karam Khalil Senior Advisor Stand Up America US Foundation The rapid developments east of the Euphrates were not a passing military shift, nor the result of sudden battlefield superiority. They were the culmination of a political–strategic decision taken outside...
Iran After Velayat-e Faqih: Dismantling the Parallel State and the Future of the Regional Order
By Karam Khalil Senior Strategic and Security Advisor Stand Up America US Foundation Executive Overview Iran is approaching a critical inflection point that could lead either to a managed transition toward a constitutional state or to a destabilizing collapse with...
The End of the Rule of Fear
Why Washington Must Lead Regime Change in Iran — Now By Karam Khalil Senior Security-Strategic Advisor Stand Up America US Foundation What is unfolding in Iran is no longer protest. It is no longer unrest. It is no longer an internal crisis that can be managed,...
