Foreign Policy Perspectives- Guiding Tomorrow
Iran’s Chessboard: Strategic Insights from a CIA Mastermind, Mr. Norman Roule
Executive Summary In the latest episode of ‘The Phoenix’ Podcast, listeners were treated to the expert insights of Norman Roule, a prominent figure with a storied 34-year career in the CIA, primarily focused on Iran and the Gulf region. This episode comes at a critical time, as tensions in the Middle East continue to
Navigating the Troubled Waters of the Maritime Middle East: A Strategic Dialogue with Admiral Gary Roughead
The Phoenix In a recent episode of the American Center for Levant Studies’ podcast, “The Phoenix Podcast,” hosted by Joel Rayburn and Rania Kisar, a thought-provoking dialogue unfolded with Admiral Gary Roughead, former Chief of Naval Operations and commander of the Pacific Fleet. This conversation offered deep insights into the complexities of the maritime
“The Kiss of Biden” and Foreign Policy in Erdoğan’s Re-Election
by Michael Doran May 2023 Pity Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. The Turkish opposition candidate faced an impossible challenge: running for president with American lipstick on his cheek. Call it the kiss of Biden. In 2020, when Joe Biden was a candidate for president, he told the editorial board of the New York Times that he favored working with “elements
Time is Ripe for Snap Back Sanctions on the Iranian Regime, the Weakest Link in the Beijing-Moscow-Tehran Alliance
Time is Ripe for Snap Back Sanctions on the Iranian Regime, the Weakest Link in the Beijing-Moscow-Tehran Alliance By Dr. Samir Altaqi After establishing their quasi-total hegemony over the power centers in Iran, the hardliner leadership of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is sinking into a multilayered crisis. Facing tremendous hardships, the Iranian people seem far
Cole Bunzel and Joel Rayburn: The Saudi Climbdown And The Iranian Shakedown, A Hoover Caravan Podcast
Big things are shaping up in the Middle East as the Biden administration appears to be rethinking its get-tough policy on Saudi Arabia, even as it continues to hold out hope for a revived nuclear deal with Iran. Meanwhile, Russia looks poised to shut down a key humanitarian aid corridor in Syria, while the West
Is the Russian Military a Paper Tiger? An Interview with Joel Rayburn by “The New Yorker”
“Is the Russian Military a Paper Tiger?” by Isaac Chotiner In The New Yorker, April 6, 2022 This week, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, announced the onset of what he called a new phase in his country’s war on Ukraine, which appears to consist of a focus on Ukraine’s east and a more gradual speed