Abstract The dangers facing oil tankers carrying their vital cargo over long distances haunt leaders worldwide and animate their discussions about naval procurement. Military analysts…
Country or Region: Iran
Abstract The Strait of Hormuz is the world’s premier oil transportation choke point, and it seems worthwhile to recite the details that make it so…
Abstract Scrambling a fighter jet from Qatar or the UAE to Iran, for example, only takes several minutes. […] the United States will continue to…
Abstract Along with the Strait of Malacca and the Singapore Straits, the Strait of Hormuz is arguably the most important bottleneck in international navigation because…
Abstract The cost of adding additional capacity to transport oil from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to the Red Sea is studied. If this capacity is…
Abstract The proliferation of modern anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) weapons has changed the severity of the threat in constricted waters such as the Strait of Hormuz…
Abstract The Strait of Hormuz is arguably the most strategically significant transit chokepoint in the world with about one-fifth of global oil consumption passing through…
Abstract Political-security arrangements in the Persian Gulf based on “balance of power” are incapable of maintaining security and stability in the region, especially since the…
Abstract The United States and its Persian Gulf allies have been increasingly concerned with the growing size and complexity of Iran’s ballistic missile programs. At…
Continue reading Shifrinson, Joshua R. Itzkowitz and Miranda Priebe,
Abstract William O’Neil replies to Caitlin Talmadge’s Summer 2008 International Security article, “Closing Time: Assessing the Iranian Threat to the Strait of Hormuz.” PDF
Abstract Falling oil prices have brought welcome relief to American consumers, but lower oil prices should not lead to complacency about U.S. energy security. Growing…
Continue reading Cohen, Ariel, James Phillips, and William Schirano
Abstract Does Israel have the ability to conduct a military attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities similar to its 1981 strike on Iraq’s Osirak reactor? The…
Abstract In 1989, following a costly eight-year war with Iraq, Iran initiated a major military build-up intended to rebuild, expand, and modernize its ravaged armed…
Summary During the Iran-Iraq war, hundreds of merchant vessels were attacked, more than 400 seamen killed and millions of dollars’ worth of damages were suffered…
Abstract The “Persian” or “Arabian” Gulf creates major strategic uncertainties for Iran, its neighbors, and the world. It is a 600-mile-long body of water that…
