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Five Scenarios for Iran and How Washington Can Shape Iran's Post-Conflict Future

New episode of Intel at the Edge out now.

Netanyahu’s Endgame in Gaza, the West Bank, and the Politics of Permanent Interim

In this episode of Intel at the Edge, host Chip Usher sits down with retired CIA officer Alec Bierbauer, a core founder of the team that launched the agency’s revolutionary Predator drone program.

The protests that erupted from Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on December 28, 2025, have evolved into the largest challenge to the Islamic Republic since its founding in 1979.

If the uprising succeeds in toppling the Islamic Republic, it would upend global geopolitics and energy markets — with the risk of widespread chaos.

As regime-threatening protests engulf Iran, the great powers are recalibrating—but their interests diverge sharply. A strategic assessment.

As regime-threatening protests engulf Iran, the great powers are recalibrating—but their interests diverge sharply. A strategic assessment.

If the uprising succeeds in toppling the Islamic Republic, it would upend global geopolitics and energy markets — with the risk of widespread chaos.

A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.

Goodwill built over decades is now being squandered.

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A video analysis of one early morning raid in Los Angeles revealed the vast web of consequences brought by new aggressive Border Patrol tactics.

Understanding the factors that led to the Syrian regime’s collapse is key to putting the pieces of the country back together.