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  • Portrait of Lesley Kalan who is the newest member of the GNSI Board of Advisors
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Spearheaded by GNSI Research Fellow, Dr. Arman Mahmoudian, this research project examines the rise (and potential fall) of Iran's Axis of Resistance in the Middle East. A multidisciplinary approach to the loose network of groups that have destabilized the region for decades.

Student Blog from ISI

Notes from Cambridge Student Blog from the 2025 International Security & Intelligence Programme with two USF student pictured

Kyle Rudd and May Birch, the two USF students we're sending to the Internal Security and Intelligence Programme at King's College London will be blogging about their experiences at one of the world's most renowned gatherings of security and intelligence academics and practitioners.

In this edition: discover the Golden Dome 鈥� a new U.S. missile defense vision using AI and space tech, explore BRICS鈥� growing gold holdings and what they signal for global power shifts, and watch our newest Axis of Resistance panel on Iraq.

  1. Aug25

    USF Start of Fall Semester

    Aug 25

    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM