CIRIS

Close-up of Iranian flags waving outdoors in Washington, DC, showcasing cultural identity.
February 14, 2026

Iran at a Crossroads: Legitimacy, External Pressure and Regional Order

What originated as a challenge to domestic legitimacy in Iran has increasingly taken on the character of a regional risk-management issue. As…

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January 29, 2026

The Indo-Pacific’s New Fault Line: Supply Chains, Not Sea Lanes, Are Drawing the Lines

The late 2010s and early 2020s witnessed a marked intensification of U.S.–China trade tensions, with the imposition and subsequent recalibration of tariffs…

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European Union Flag and Balkan relations
February 23, 2023

The Balkans are not just a geographical region- EU’s outlook on the Balkans

“It will be in the interest of Europe to fasten the positive scenario of gathering the Balkans under the EU and NATO…

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Biden administration
November 29, 2022

The relationship between the Biden administration and the future Israeli government

The relationship between the Biden administration and the future Israeli government The results of the recent elections in Israel have been, and…

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January 7, 2020

The Forgotten War: Genocide of the Yazidi people

While most of the world has not heard of the Yazidi, the Islamic State hunts them down for one specific reason: their religious beliefs….

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January 3, 2020

Why the killing of Qasem Soleimani isn’t war

Qasem Soleimani, who was the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force was killed in a US drone strike…

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