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Strategic Risk Brief: Israel and Lebanon
Is Hezbollah trying to trap Israel in a ground war?
Mar 15
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Firas Modad
7
Strategic Risk Brief: Update on Commercial Risks
There are no brakes on this war.
Mar 11
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Firas Modad
Strategic Risk Brief: Urgent Shipping Update
On Iran's most recent attack on shipping.
Mar 10
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Firas Modad
2
Strategic Risk Brief: Finding an Exit
Declaring victory is easy, but that would solve nothing, and may not even be possible.
Mar 10
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Firas Modad
10
The Houthi are about to enter the war
Red Sea shutdown imminent.
Mar 9
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Firas Modad
13
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Strategic Risk Brief
Risks to Azeri and other energy assets, a brief overview of damaged assets, likely next targets, and how the US may end up with ballistic Hashashin.
Mar 7
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Firas Modad
9
Escorting ships through Hormuz
The risks to energy infrastructure and shipping.
Mar 4
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Firas Modad
5
Iran's strategy: No ceasefire until the Americans give up
Making sense of the Iranian madness
Mar 2
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Firas Modad
7
The Iranians warn of the Samson Option.
The Iranians are going straight for civilian targets in the Gulf, including closing Hormuz, but are not yet attacking energy infrastructure.
Mar 1
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Firas Modad
41
1
7
February 2026
American Embassy Staff Evacuate Jerusalem and Baghdad
This is a strong indicator that war is imminent.
Feb 27
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Firas Modad
8
The Folly of King Trump
Trump prefers a short war, but, recent revelations about American military capability, and their impact on Iranian strategy, place this in doubt.
Feb 25
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Firas Modad
9
Iran War Risks: Thinking the Unthinkable
Reviewing our assumptions and assessing more extreme scenarios.
Feb 23
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Firas Modad
5
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