Peter Brookes is a senior research fellow, focusing on weapons of mass destruction and counter proliferation, in the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation.
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During the blackout last month, several million customers were without power in Texas. Indeed, nearly half of the state’s electricity production was interrupted at one… Read More
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With so much discussion about Iran’s provocative nuclear activities and the Biden administration’s contemplation of rejoining the problem-ridden Iran nuclear deal (or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action),… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Iran wasted no time setting a terrible tone for its 2021 foreign policy this week, making it clear that Tehran remains firmly committed to expanding… Read More
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There’s more trouble coming from Iran—not that we should be surprised. This week, the Iranian defense minister announced that the country’s already worrisome nuclear research… Read More
InternationalCommentary
There’s plenty of debate about the daring killing last week of the infamous Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who some consider to be a leading… Read More
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On just about any list of international “bad actors,” North Korea and Iran certainly make the cut—and any news of them working together (and likely… Read More
InternationalCommentary
News reports on Wednesday out of Germany indicate that prominent Russian political opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who recently became ill in Russia, may have been… Read More
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When most people think about the military and the coronavirus, they think of stories such as the hospital ship, USNS Comfort, deploying to New York… Read More
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To the horror of some arms-control advocates, the Trump administration recently announced its long-considered decision to withdraw from the 1992 Treaty on Open Skies (OST). Despite the… Read More
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Now that we’ve gotten COVID-19 testing for active infections well under way across the country, many who have already been infected have understandably asked if… Read More
