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Expert briefing
Publication date: 8 August 2023

SCO membership will be Tehran’s first experience of a regional defence-security organisation since it withdrew from the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) in 1979. Iran’s defence…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 14 October 2015

The Russian air campaign has mostly targeted rebels fighting against the Syrian regime rather than Islamic State group (ISG), a significant setback for President Barack Obama's…

Executive summary
Publication date: 4 December 2019

NATO: Leaders air differences but alliance will endure

Expert briefing
Publication date: 11 October 2019

The offensive has, however, exacerbated Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s already-strained relations with the United States and EU. The longer fighting persists and the farther…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 11 July 2016

The Warsaw summit was held as the alliance seeks to develop a long-term posture for the turbulent security environment that has developed in and around Europe over the last five…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 26 January 2015

While the rift between Washington and its Gulf allies is not as wide as it was at the height of the 2011 Arab uprisings, Gulf states do not particularly trust Washington's…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 21 December 2020

The 2021 presidential programme forecast domestic content in defence projects reaching 71% and arms exports tripling to USD6.2bn. However, that was before Washington banned export…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 16 July 2015

Under the deal, the UN arms embargo will remain in force for five years, while the ban on ballistic missile sales will stay for eight years. This means that Russia's plans to…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 21 March 2016

NATO's evolving response to growing Russian military power.

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