Is the United States Ready for the Golden Dome?

The Iron Dome for America, now referred to as the Golden Dome, is envisioned as a technological leap forward, drawing on space-based sensors, interceptors, and artificial intelligence to create a continental-scale missile defense system.

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Assessing BRICS Gold Holdings

Led in part by China and Russia, the group is positioning itself as an alternative to Western institutions and the dominance of the U.S. dollar. As BRICS expands its global influence, its collective gold strategy offers a valuable lens through which to examine emerging shifts in economic and geopolitical power.

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GNSI "Axis of Resistance:" The Iraq Panel Episode

A panel of global experts, led by GNSI Research Fellow, Dr. Arman Mahmoudian, discusses the role of Iraq in the Axis of Resistance, and looks into the future of the axis, as a summer of upheaval continues for Iran.



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Current Issue (Vol 18, No 2)

Terrorism and Counterterrorism in the Taliban’s Afghanistan The article examines terrorist groups in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, counterterrorism efforts by key actors, and strategies to address evolving threats from al-Qaida, IS-K, and TTP.

From the JSS Archives (Vol 14, No 3) Urban Security and Counterterrorism: An Approach to Proportionality The article proposes an equation-based tool to help practitioners assess proportional urban security measures, reducing subjective bias in counterterrorism planning and risk assessments.

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face in marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly... if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

– President Theodore Roosevelt

Catching Up with GNSI Podcasts

Other stories of interest:

• Upcoming calendar of GNSI Events. Read more.

• USF student, and inaugural president of the GNSI Future Strategist Program, May Birch was featured as a USF "Boundless Bull" in this video from the university. Watch the video.

• GNSI Senior Director, Jim Cardoso, a retired Air Force colonel, reflected with Tampa radio station, WUSF, on the crucial role of MacDill Air Force Base in the recent military missions to Iran. Listen to the interview.