INTELBRIEFS
February 08, 2024
IntelBrief: Playing Catch Up: The West Tries to Stake Its Claim Over Access to Critical Minerals
There is a race underway between the world’s two leading superpowers: not one chasing missiles and warheads, but one after the minerals and metals that will fuel the transitio......
READ MOREFebruary 07, 2024
IntelBrief: Sanctions Add Pressure on the Axis of Resistance
In the forty-five years since Iran’s Islamic Republic came to power, economic sanctions have been used as a key U.S. tool to try to change Iran’s behavior and curb Iran’s ......
READ MOREFebruary 06, 2024
IntelBrief: Houthi Attacks Upend Beijing’s Regional Strategy
Leaders in Beijing might have thought that their ties to Iran immunized China’s global shipping conglomerates and its economy more generally from attacks by Yemen’s Houthi (......
READ MOREFebruary 05, 2024
IntelBrief: U.S. Strikes Aimed at Restoring Deterrence without Escalating Conflict with Iran
The United States’ opening salvo in response to the attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. troops last week included attacks against targets in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.......
READ MOREFebruary 02, 2024
IntelBrief: China Poses Major Hacking Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure
When U.S. President Joseph Biden met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in November, Xi promised Biden that Beijing would not interfere with the November 2024 U.S. presidential elec......
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