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Antonio Giustozzi

Antonio Giustozzi

senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies (RUSI)

Axis of convenience: Why China and Russia are both upping their aid to Iran

Axis of convenience: Why China and Russia are both upping their aid to Iran

Hormuz windfall: High oil prices mean Iran has more to gain from prolonging the war than from accepting an unfavorable settlement

Hormuz windfall: High oil prices mean Iran has more to gain from prolonging the war than from accepting an unfavorable settlement

Bargaining stage: Despite the failure of the U.S. military campaign, Iran’s divided leadership signals readiness for compromise

Bargaining stage: Despite the failure of the U.S. military campaign, Iran’s divided leadership signals readiness for compromise

What doesn’t kill Iran only makes it stronger: After four weeks of war, the Ayatollahs’ regime has become even more dangerous

What doesn’t kill Iran only makes it stronger: After four weeks of war, the Ayatollahs’ regime has become even more dangerous

Managing chaos: The Iranian regime is surviving without a hierarchical leadership structure — for now

Managing chaos: The Iranian regime is surviving without a hierarchical leadership structure — for now

Not on the brink: Why protests and airstrikes alone are unlikely to bring revolution in Iran without a split in the armed forces

Not on the brink: Why protests and airstrikes alone are unlikely to bring revolution in Iran without a split in the armed forces

The Ayatollah walks into a bazaar: Iran is shopping around to upgrade its armed forces, and China is the lead supplier

The Ayatollah walks into a bazaar: Iran is shopping around to upgrade its armed forces, and China is the lead supplier

Unite and rule: Syria to hold first parliamentary elections since fall of Assad as tensions with minorities persist

Unite and rule: Syria to hold first parliamentary elections since fall of Assad as tensions with minorities persist

Kurds, monarchists, and “wolves”: Why the regime in Tehran faces collapse, not revolution

Kurds, monarchists, and “wolves”: Why the regime in Tehran faces collapse, not revolution

Fission under pressure: Can the Islamic Republic withstand Israel’s onslaught?

Fission under pressure: Can the Islamic Republic withstand Israel’s onslaught?

They’ll be back: Islamic State presents an increasing threat in Western Europe

They’ll be back: Islamic State presents an increasing threat in Western Europe

Jihad reloaded: The IS attack at Moscow's Crocus City Hall marks a new global campaign of terror

Jihad reloaded: The IS attack at Moscow's Crocus City Hall marks a new global campaign of terror