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The Mojahedin e-Khalq, an Iranian exile organization, has a history of controversy and violence. Despite its claims of being a democratic alternative to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the group has been rejected by the Iranian people.
Kyle Moran · March 19, 2026 · 20 min read
The Iranian terror threat is a growing concern for global security, with the country's long history of external operations and state-sponsored terrorism posing a significant danger well beyond the Middle East.
Paweł Wójcik · March 13, 2026 · 10 min read
The Sudanese Civil War is fueled by a constant flow of foreign capital into the conflict zone, with both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces relying on external funding to sustain the fight.
Evan Moloney · February 16, 2026 · 16 min read
Explore the complexities of the war on drugs in Latin America and the potential for a new approach to tackle this long-standing issue.
Simon Whistler · February 11, 2026 · 19m
As China's influence expands across the Global South, Eastern Europe has a unique opportunity to leverage the EU's new development cooperation strategy to counter it.
Henrik Hannes Herkel · January 19, 2026 · 14 min read
What's Happening to Iran's Protest Prisoners? — a Fronts video briefing on Middle East.
Simon Whistler · January 18, 2026 · 15m
In today's multipolar world, no nation has leveraged non-state proxies quite like the UAE, building a network of allied fighting forces across the Middle East and North Africa to secure its interests.
Evan Moloney · December 22, 2025 · 19 min read
Beneath the Arctic ice cap, Russia's Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research, known as GUGI, operates one of the most secretive and strategically important military units in the world.
M. Reed Whitney · October 27, 2025 · 20 min read
How Powerful are Mexico's Cartels, Really? — a Fronts video briefing on Strategy & Defense.
Simon Whistler · October 7, 2025 · 23m
From trench-level drone operations to cloud-based battlefield networks, Ukraine's digital defense infrastructure has transformed how the country fights and could reshape modern warfare.
Yelyzaveta Khomovska · October 2, 2025 · 22 min read
As global defense spending surges and nations shift toward near-peer competition, quantitative analysis and AI are reshaping how militaries fight and plan for war.
Tiago Machado · September 18, 2025 · 14 min read
Russia's Shadow Fleet is an extensive network of vessels that exists for the explicit purpose of evading international sanctions and keeping Russian oil flowing to fund the war in Ukraine.
M. Reed Whitney · August 4, 2025 · 18 min read
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