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How America Invented Cyberwar

4 May 2017by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Emily Parker Foreign Affairs Today’s cyberbattles could almost make one nostalgic for the Cold War. The nuclear arms race created a sense of existential threat, but at least it […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LAW, NATIONAL SECURITY

Iran: Caught Between Global Engagement and Internal Power Dynamics

1 June 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Mahmood Monshipouri & Mehdi Zakerian Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Iran’s 2016 elections, both for parliament and the Assembly of Experts, offer hopeful lessons for the future direction of the country’s […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

China and the Iran Nuclear Deal

9 March 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Roncevert Ganan Almond The Diplomat On January 1, 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delivered its report to the United Nations Security Council confirming that Iran had taken a […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Iran’s Demographic Dividend and the Implications of the Nuclear Deal

14 December 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Farzaneh Roudi Georgetown Journal of International Affairs With the signing of the Iranian Nuclear Deal and subsequent easing of economic sanctions, new opportunities will arise for Iranian workers to […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Shale we Dance?

23 November 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Andreas Kuersten Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Five years ago, if one were to assert that by 2014 the United States would become the world’s top oil producer, the […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Iranian Economic Boom will be a Bust for US Businesses

9 September 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Medea Benjamin Fair Observer There’s a lot of money to be made doing business with Iran, a country of 78 million people—the second largest population in the Middle East, […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Using Financial Sticks to Control Iran

28 August 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Juan Zarate & Chip Poncy The Washington Post As Congress considers the Iranian nuclear deal, it should also prepare a strategy to use U.S. financial and economic power aggressively […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Where the Islamic State Gets its Weapons

28 April 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By C.J. Chivers The New York Times Magazine It was one significant data point among many. Since last year, investigators for Conflict Armament Research — which plans to release its […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Who are the Houthis in Yemen?

23 April 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Zachary Laub Defense One The seizure of power in Yemen by an armed Shia Muslim movement known as the Houthis has thrown the country into disarray and provoked concerns about further […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Women and Islamic Militancy

8 April 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Rafia Zakaria Dissent In the last email it sent to journalist James Foley’s parents, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) mentioned one person by name: Dr. Aafia […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

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