Existential crisis for Iran in South Caucasus

Tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia are threatening to destabilize the South Caucasus, prompting some to worry that Iran could eventually be pulled into a wider regional conflict. But is Iran really prepared to invade its Shia-majority neighbor to protect Armenia, or are recent military moves little more than bluster? While Azerbaijan’s military continues to capture parts of […]Continue Reading

The US cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of 1979

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the US withdrawal from Vietnam, a conflict that cost the lives of more than 58,000 Americans. Just six years after the US left the Southeast Asian nation, another country entered the Indochina fray. In February 1979, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) invaded Vietnam on the heels of […]Continue Reading