by Laura Perry | Jan 19, 2026 | MidEast
By Karam Khalil Senior Advisor, Stand Up America US Foundation – Middle East 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...
by Laura Perry | Jan 14, 2026 | MidEast
Policy Memorandum Prepared 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...
by Laura Perry | Jan 12, 2026 | MidEast
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 Laura Perry | Jan 8, 2026 | MidEast
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...
by Laura Perry | Dec 6, 2025 | Articles, MidEast
A Strategic Assessment of the Militia’s Decline and the Shifting Balance of Power in the Levant By Karam Khalil Senior Political & Security Advisor – Stand Up America US Hezbollah’s armed presence is no longer a Lebanese internal dispute—it is the central...
by Paul Vallely | Aug 18, 2021 | Guest Views, MidEast
Afghan Abandonment a Lesson for Taiwan’s DPP By Global Times Published: Aug 16, 2021 09:45 PM https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1231636.shtml The US troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan has led to the rapid demise of the Kabul government. The world has...