Category Persian Gulf

2025 Israel-Iran War, Critical Infrastructure, Geopolitics, Iran, Israel, Naval Warfare, Oil and Gas, Oil and Gas Infrastructure, Seapower, Strait of Hormuz

Flashpoint Hormuz: Risk Assessment and Strategic Forecast Amid U.S.-Iran-Israel Conflict

Flashpoint Hormuz: Risk Assessment and Strategic Forecast Amid U.S.-Iran-Israel Conflict Executive Summary Increasingly Intense hostilities between Israel and Iran since June 13, 2025 have raised the specter of Iran attempting to close or disrupt the Strait of Hormuz within the next…

Kevin J.S. Duska Jr.
June 17, 2025

Force Projection, Iran, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Rumor Intelligence (RUMINT), Seapower, United States of America, War

Strategic Analysis: U.S. Aircraft Carrier Deployment Toward Iran – Implications and Risks

Strategic Analysis: U.S. Aircraft Carrier Deployment Toward Iran – Implications and Risks Introduction: The U.S. Military’s Strategic Shift in the Middle East The recent deployment of three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups—USS Carl Vinson, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, and USS…

Kevin J.S. Duska Jr.
March 18, 2025

AI Development, AI Governance, AI Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Economic Diversification, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030: How AI and Tech Investments Are Reshaping the Kingdom

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030: How AI and Tech Investments Are Reshaping the Kingdom I. Introduction Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 is an ambitious blueprint for economic transformation, seeking to reduce the Kingdom’s dependence on oil by investing heavily in artificial intelligence…