SECURITY STUDIES

Afghanistan's Badakhshan: New Security Threat for Tajikistan
Badakhshan, due to its mountainous and impassable nature, has a high potential for the gathering of groups that are considered a serious threat to Tajikistan and other countries in the region.

Iran-Israel Shadow War Escalating Tensions
As the Iran-Israel shadow war has escalated regional tensions, Israel is intensifying its operations inside Iran within the 'Octopus Doctrine'
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How Has Russia Used the Iranian Nuclear Crisis to Achieve Its Goals in Ukraine?
"A nuclear Iran" may be at odds with Moscow's interests, however, "the threat of Iran's nuclearization" has created a crisis that Russia has been able to leverage against the West.
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PKK in Iran’s Perspective: The Attitudes and The Possibility of a Joint Struggle
The regional equation, along with Iran’s and the PKK’s positioning in this equation, shapes the general characteristic of the Iran-PKK relationship.
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Iran’s Cyber Power
The National Internet Network project which the Iranian government has begun to build since the 2000s, has been an important step for the isolation in Iran’s cyber domain.
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The European Aviation Safety Agency’s Warning towards the Iranian Airspace
The EASA’s warning could lead Iran into isolation in the aviation sector, which would further undermine Iran's international influence and make the fight it is waging for on various fronts even more difficult.
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Al-Hashd al-Sha’bi: The Process of Secession, Its Aftermath and the Possibilities
The military-political positioning of the Shrine Militia so far and their secession seem to reflect Ayatollah al-Sistani’s vision.
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The Unveiling of the Revolutionary Guards' Secret Space Program
The IRGC's rocket capacity to reach an altitude of 425 kilometers and the satellite's military reconnaissance capabilities have geopolitical ramifications for the region.
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IRGC Navy’s Harassment of U.S. Warships in the Northern Gulf: Intel Analysis
While such incidents have occurred sporadically in the past, they have largely ceased in recent months, and this incident comes at a time of heightened levels of tension between the two countries.
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The IRGC’s Detention of SC Taipei: Intel Analysis
The seizure was intended to be a timely offensive in Iran's attempt to raise tension in the Gulf.