by nsiteamadmin | Dec 13, 2016 | 2016, All Publications, DeGennaro, P., Iran, MIDDLE EAST, Saudi Arabia, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, SME Elicitation, Technical Report, ViTTa
Question (R2 QL 11): What major economic, political and security (military) activities does KSA and Iran currently conduct in Bahrain, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen to gain influence? What are KSA and Iran’s ultimate goals behind these activities? What motivates KSA...
by nsiteamadmin | Dec 13, 2016 | 2016, All Publications, Bragg, B., Iran, MIDDLE EAST, Pagano, S., SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, SME Elicitation, Technical Report, ViTTa
Question: What internal factors would influence Iran’s decision to interfere with the free flow of commerce in the Strait of Hormuz or the Bab el Mandeb? Author | Editor: Bragg, B. & Pagano, S. (NSI, Inc). Iran’s Strategic Interests All of the SMEs either...
by nsiteamadmin | Dec 12, 2016 | 2016, All Publications, Astorino-Courtois, A., Iran, Iraq, MIDDLE EAST, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, SME Elicitation, Syria, Technical Report, ViTTa
Question (LR2): What will be Iran’s strategic calculus regarding Iraq and the region post-ISIL? How will JCPOA impact the calculus? What opportunities exist for the US/Coalition to shape the environment favorable to our interests? Author | Editor: Astorino-Coutois, A....
by nsiteamadmin | Dec 4, 2016 | 2016, All Publications, Astorino-Courtois, A., Edited Volume, Geopolitics, Iran, Iraq, MIDDLE EAST, Nuclear, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, SME Elicitation, Syria, ViTTa
Question (V6): Strategic and Operational Implications of the Iran Nuclear Deal. What are the strategic and operational implications of the Iran nuclear deal on the US-led coalition¹s ability to prosecute the war against ISIL in Iraq and Syria and to create the...
by nsiteamadmin | Dec 3, 2016 | 2016, All Publications, Astorino-Courtois, A., Edited Volume, Geopolitics, Iran, Iraq, MIDDLE EAST, Saudi Arabia, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, SME Elicitation, Syria, ViTTa
Question (V7): Objectives and Motivations of Indigenous State and Non-State Partners In the Counter-Isil Fight. What are the strategic objectives and motivations of indigenous state and non-state partners in the counter-ISIL fight? Author | Editor: Astorino-Coutois,...
by nsiteamadmin | Nov 10, 2016 | 2016, All Publications, Capps, R., Ellis, D., Gray Zone, Iran, MIDDLE EAST, Saudi Arabia, Simulation, SMA Publication, Technical Report, Wilkenfeld, J.
Examinations of Saudi-Iranian Gray Zone Competition in MENA, and of Potential Outcomes of the Flow of Foreign Fighters to the United States. Author | Editor: Capps, R., Ellis, D. & Wilkenfeld, J. (University of Maryland, START). The United States is regularly...
