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Assessing Gray Zone Risks in East Asia: A Threat Classification Framework Using Taiwan's ADIZ as a Case Study

Asian Politics &Policy, Volume 18, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Gray‐zone activities have become a central feature of security competition in East Asia, particularly in the Taiwan Strait, where persistent military operations blur the boundary between coercion and armed conflict. This study develops a structured threat‐assessment framework for evaluating the intensity of PLA aerial gray‐zone pressure around
Shih‐Yin Liang, Hsuan‐Lei Shao
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Hezbollah: An Iranian Project? [PDF]

, 2009
Hezbollah, which in Arabic stands for the “Party of God,” has over the last few decades grown into one of the most influential Lebanese political organizations and militias. Hezbollah was conceived in the midst of the violent civil War of Lebanon, and in
Lucic, Ante
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Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and the Globalization of Supply

Perspectives on Terrorism, 2013
This case study analyzes the diversification of both terrorist groups and drug traffickers and the convergence between the two types of organizations in recent decades. As financial markets have become globalized, so have opportunities for illicit groups
Joel Hernández
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France – Israel: consequences of the «October 7»

Научно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН
October 7, 2023, the day of the Hamas extremist attack on Israel, marked the beginning of powerful upheavals in the Middle East region. They echoed in the form of large-scale demonstrations in many cities of the European Union and in the Euro-Atlantic ...
Alexander I. Shumilin
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La formule « l’armée, le peuple et la Résistance »

TIPA. Travaux interdisciplinaires sur la parole et le langage, 2017
A formula is “a set of formulations which, because of their use at a given moment and in a given public space, crystallize political and social issues that these expressions contribute at the same time to building” (Krieg-Planque, 2009).
Pascale Asmar
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Displaced Impacts: Visibility, Care, and Humanitarian Filmmaking in Iran

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 2, Page 297-307, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Socially oriented documentary films are increasingly expected to articulate “impact” goals to gain international distribution, yet what counts as impact for those represented remains contested. This article examines how narratives about working and displaced youth in Iran are produced and circulated through social filmmaking.
Nat Nesvaderani
wiley   +1 more source

Hezbollah: Background and Issues for Congress [PDF]

, 2010
This report discusses Lebanon's Hezbollah, a Shiite Islamist militia, political party, social welfare organization, and U.S. State Department-designated terrorist organization.
Addis, Casey L., Blanchard, Christopher M.   +1 more
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AI Revolution and Warfare: A New Paradigm Shift in Defence Procurement, Restructuring, Training, and Recruitment

Canadian Public Administration, Volume 69, Issue 2, Page 250-277, June 2026.
Abstract The war in Ukraine and Israel's successful operations have demonstrated the apparent shift in military operations, strategic defence spending, and innovations. Drawing parallels to the industrial revolution and how it slowly transferred military procurement, training, and deployment, the current study also highlights the AI revolution and the ...
Ehsan Jozaghi
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Federalism in Post‐Assad Syria: Toward Durable Peace in a Pluralist Society

Middle East Policy, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 206-227, Summer 2026.
Abstract Syria's civil war has left behind a fractured state. While the new president, Ahmed al‐Sharaa, seeks to unify the country and restore centralized governance, this appears unworkable. Instead, this article contends, asymmetrical federalism offers a pathway toward stability.
Dilan Okcuoglu
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Iran's Forward Defense in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Middle East Policy, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 57-71, Summer 2026.
Abstract This article examines Iran's security and defense initiatives in sub‐Saharan Africa between 1990 and 2024 and how they reflect the extraterritorial application of the regime's forward defense doctrine. In response to the long‐term erosion of its homeland defense capabilities since the Iran‐Iraq War of the 1980s—driven by infrastructure ...
Ariel Limanya Limbu, Ronen A. Cohen
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