Center for Strategic Communication

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...

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Key Reads Parameters for a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Nuclear Program Office of the Spokesperson / U.S. Department of State Below are the key parameters of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding the...

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  Key Reads Iraqi forces drive Islamic State out of central Tikrit: PM Mahdi Talat / Reuters troops aided by Shi’ite paramilitaries have driven Islamic State out of central Tikrit, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Tuesday, but the fight to retake all of...

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Key Reads   Military experts tie climate change to security threat in talk at LSU Amy Wold / The Advocate Forget the bipartisan grandstanding and that it’s been an environmental cause. What two retired military experts wanted people to know about climate change...