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...
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...
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...
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...