As Israel escalates strikes on Iran’s nuclear program, Tehran’s leadership faces a critical dilemma: preserve ideological purity or ensure regime survival. In a June 20 webinar, Dr. Saeid Golkar analyzed the regime’s internal calculations, elite fractures, and growing civilian unrest. He revealed why Iran’s leaders may prefer military defeat over political humiliation—and what this means for the region’s future.

Israel's June 13, 2025 strike on Iran—Operation Rising Lion—marked a turning point in Middle East security, targeting nuclear facilities, IRGC leadership, and missile infrastructure. In this report, Wikistrat analyzes the operation’s objectives, strategic timing, and regional implications, including the collapse of nuclear negotiations and the risk of wider conflict. Read the full report for expert insights and forward-looking scenarios.

After the 2025 crisis shattered years of calm, India and Pakistan face a tense future. In a Wikistrat webinar, Michael Kugelman examines how rising nationalism, shifting alliances, and lower thresholds for escalation are reshaping this nuclear-armed rivalry. While open conflict has paused, the risk of renewed confrontation remains. Can cautious stability hold, or will the region slip back into crisis in the months ahead?

On December 7, Wikistrat hosted a webinar to analyze the rapid unraveling of the Assad regime in Syria and its regional implication

Iran expert Dr. Raz Zimmt discusses how recent developments are shaping Iran's security strategy and Israel's potential responses

The killing of Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah has shaken the Middle East, leaving a void in one of the region's most influential...

Expert panel to analyze Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region and its implications

Following the attacks on Fuad Shukr and Ismail Haniyeh, Wikistrat CEO hosted an expert panel with ME experts Neil Quilliam and Sina Azodi

In a groundbreaking retaliation on the night of April 13th, Iran launched its first ever direct strike against Israeli territory,...

On March 13, 2024, Wikistrat CEO Oren Kesler hosted a special webinar with Russia military expert Keir Giles. In this, they discussed...

As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, a new Wikistrat report provides an analysis of four potential trajectories for Gaza by 2026, weighing...

Recent attacks on commercial vessels by Houthi militia in the Red Sea have put the vital shipping region in the spotlight. The...

As the war between Hamas and Israel continues, Iran's next moves remain unclear. To better understand Iran's motives and potential...

Wagner’s challenge to Putin’s authority on June 24, while shocking, was short-lived. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner...

It has been a year since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe...

This month will mark one year since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In a recent simulation, Wikistrat experts explored the...

At a cabinet meeting on January 25, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made the decision to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. The U.S. has also...

On January 20, 50 countries agreed to provide Kyiv with billions of dollars worth of military hardware needed to push back Russian...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, followed by President Xi’s further consolidation of power in the 20th National Congress of the Chinese...

A war in Europe, rising inflation rates, and social turmoil are some of the events that we have witnessed in 2022. But what lies ahead in...