Center for Strategic Communication

What We Are Reading

Key Reads   Russia lifts ban on S-300 missile system delivery to Iran BBC Russia has lifted a ban on supplying Iran with a sophisticated air defence missile system, the Kremlin has said.   Iraqi Prime Minister meeting with President Obama to request weapons...

Iran’s Fragile Rise

While the recent nuclear framework agreement between the P5+1 and Iran is a major step towards ensuring that Tehran does not obtain nuclear weapons, some justifiably point out that a final deal might turn Iran into a “second Saudi Arabia,” albeit one that will wreak...

What We Are Reading

Key Reads   The Military Option on Iran – the reality BGen. Stephen A. Cheney USMC (Ret.) / The American Security Project Stating that we can unilaterally eliminate Iran’s nuclear weapon program with an air campaign is incredibly naïve.   MIDEAST...

What We Are Reading

International News Coverage   Middle East, Terrorism and Counterterrorism   Islamic State appears to be fraying from within Liz Sly / The Washington Post The Islamic State ¬appears to be starting to fray from within, as dissent, defections and setbacks on...

What We Are Reading

ASP: In Case You Missed It… 26 February 2015   International News Coverage   Middle East, Terrorism and Counterterrorism   News Guide: Latest developments involving Islamic State group around the globe Associated Press From Iraq and Syria, where Islamic State...