Institute for Science and International Security

A man in Tokyo electronics store watches a news program about an ISIS video purporting to show two Japanese captives on January 20, 2015.

Despite US efforts, ISIS will remain a threat for a long while to come

Conflict

The threat by the self-proclaimed Islamic State extremist group to kill two Japanese hostages is only the latest in a long string of atrocities. President Obama is likely to make the group known as ISIS a part of his State of the Union speech.

Nuclear power plant unit in Bushehr, Iran

The deal freezing Iran’s nuclear program starts in a week

Global Politics

Iran has multidimensional spy agency keeping it stable

Obama and Netanyahu discuss Iran’s nuclear program

Global Politics

Iran Powers Up Bushehr Nuclear Plant

Global Politics