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...
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...
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...
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,...
By Karam Khalil Senior Security-Strategic Advisor Stand Up America US Foundation Introduction: Not a Raid, but a Doctrinal Shift At dawn on January 3, 2026, Caracas did not witness a conventional military strike. What occurred was a declaration of the return of the...