AFGHANISTAN, June 7 - 1). Iranian leaders are preparing to resume their campaign to expel US forces from the Middle East by attacking and killing US service members after pausing this campaign in mid-2021. Iran will need to meet several operational …
AFGHANISTAN, June 7 - Damage to the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (KHPP) dam in the early hours of June 6 caused massive flooding of the Dnipro River delta, river wetlands, estuaries, and shoreline settlements in Kherson Oblast. Russian and Ukrainian …
AFGHANISTAN, June 6 - Iran Update, June 5, 2023 Ashka Jhaveri, Amin Soltani, Johanna Moore, Annika Ganzeveld, and Kitaneh Fitzpatrick The Iran Update aims to inform national security policy by providing timely, relevant, and independent open-source …
AFGHANISTAN, June 6 - Russian and Ukrainian officials are signaling the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. ISW offers no assessment of these signals at this time. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed on June 5 that Ukrainian forces …
AFGHANISTAN, June 5 - Elements of the all-Russian pro-Ukrainian Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) and Freedom of Russia Legion (LSR) conducted another limited raid into Belgorod Oblast on June 4 and are reportedly continuing to operate in a Russian border …
AFGHANISTAN, June 5 - Institute for the Study of War and AEI's Critical Threats Project Launch New Interactive Map of Iran The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) with support from the Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise …
AFGHANISTAN, June 3 - Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Karolina Hird, and Fredrick W. Kagan June 3, 2023, 4:30 pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this …
AFGHANISTAN, June 3 - Iran Update, June 2, 2023 Annika Ganzeveld, Andie Parry, Ashka Jhaveri, Johanna Moore, and Kitaneh Fitzpatrick The Iran Update aims to inform national security policy by providing timely, relevant, and independent open-source …
AFGHANISTAN, June 2 - Key Takeaways: Iraq and Syria. ISIS likely is increasing large-scale operations, setting conditions to challenge regime control in some population centers. ISIS deployed more than 100 fighters in two separate operations in spring …
AFGHANISTAN, June 2 - The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) continues to respond disproportionately to limited raids into Russian territory, likely to project confidence and competence in the MoD’s ability to respond to perceived threats. The Russian MoD …
AFGHANISTAN, June 2 - China-Taiwan Weekly Update, June 2, 2023 Authors: Nils Peterson and Roy Eakin of the Institute for the Study of War Editors: Dan Blumenthal and Frederick W. Kagan of the American Enterprise Institute Data Cutoff: May 31, 2023 The …
AFGHANISTAN, June 2 - Iran Update, June 1, 2023 Johanna Moore, Amin Soltani, and Kitaneh Fitzpatrick The Iran Update aims to inform national security policy by providing timely, relevant, and independent open-source analysis of developments pertaining to …
AFGHANISTAN, June 1 - Russian forces conducted another series of missile strikes on Ukraine overnight on May 31 to June 1 and during the day on June 1. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces launched 10 Iskander ballistic missiles …
AFGHANISTAN, June 1 - Thomas graduated Cum Laude from Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Science, studying Geographic Information Science and minoring in Geography. He previously served as a National Security Innovation and Emerging …
AFGHANISTAN, May 31 - Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 31, 2023 Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, Nicole Wolkov, Layne Philipson, and Fredrick W. Kagan May 31, 2023, 7:30pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of …
AFGHANISTAN, May 31 - Iran Update, May 31, 2023 Andie Parry, Amin Soltani, Annika Ganzeveld, Johanna Moore, Ashka Jhaveri, Peter Mills, and Kitaneh Fitzpatrick The Iran Update aims to inform national security policy by providing timely, relevant, and …
AFGHANISTAN, May 31 - Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted airstrikes on at least two joint Syrian Arab Army-Lebanese Hezbollah positions in southwestern Syria on May 28, which is unlikely to prompt an Iranian-directed attack on US forces in Syria. The …
AFGHANISTAN, May 30 - Russia claimed that Ukraine conducted a series of drone strikes against Moscow on May 30 as Russia again targeted Ukraine with Iranian-made Shahed drones. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) accused Ukraine of attacking Moscow with …
AFGHANISTAN, May 29 - Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 29, 2023 Riley Bailey, Kateryna Stepanenko, Nicole Wolkov, George Barros, Karolina Hird, and Fredrick W. Kagan May 29, 2023, 6:15pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian …
AFGHANISTAN, May 28 - Russian forces conducted the largest Shahed drone strike against Ukraine since the start of the war overnight on May 27-28. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces launched 59 Shahed-131/136 drones, of which Ukrainian …
