Andrew Davidson
Andrew Davidson is an analyst at Geopolitical Futures. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management and Homeland Security and is completing his master’s degree in International Relations through Liberty University. Prior to working on continuing his education, he served in the U.S. Army for over 11 years with experience as a Platoon Sergeant in the Middle East and South Korea serving with the 10th Mountain Division and the 25th Infantry Division.
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What to Know About the Artesh, Iran’s Conventional Military
Rather than a single, unified military force, Iran operates a two-headed machine comprising the conventional armed forces, known as the Artesh, and the more ideologically driven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Artesh is responsible for ground warfare and territorial defense, while the IRGC controls strategic strike and escalation. A large paramilitary force known as the […]
Inside Iran’s Mosaic Defense
Modern military conflicts follow a certain operational logic, which goes something like this: The less centralized an enemy’s command and control is, the less likely the enemy is to...
In Iran, Airpower Has Its Limits
Modern warfare increasingly assumes that control of air and space decides the outcomes of conflicts. And it’s true that precision strikes, surveillance networks and drone warfare allow states to...
An Early Military Analysis of the Iran Operation
The opening phase of Operation Epic Fury was a coordinated strike campaign aimed at disrupting Iran’s command continuity and degrading its retaliatory capability. Official statements seem to confirm as...
Preparing for the Long War
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced European governments to confront a problem they long thought obsolete: sustaining manpower in prolonged, high-intensity war. At the outset of the conflict, Ukrainian and...
Chokepoints in Space Power
Outer space isn’t as accessible as people tend to think. Some 80 nations operate or have operated satellites, but less than 15 of them possess independent launch capability, and...
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Population Density of Canada
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Canada is one of those countries where a vast land mass obscures the fact that the country has a relatively small population. While Canada is the second largest country in the world, its 35 million inhabitants make Canada only the 39th most populated country.
Live Updates on Ukraine War
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Friday, March 11
11:30 a.m.: The EU's foreign policy chief said the bloc would double its spending...
How the Ukraine War Will Likely End
FREEAs we consider how the war in Ukraine will end, we must first understand how it began. Russia invaded for geostrategic reasons – having...
