Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) / X

Institute for the Study of War

55.4K posts

Institute for the Study of War

@TheStudyofWar

ISW is a policy research organization focused on U.S. national security. Email: [email protected]. linktr.ee/understandingw…

Washington D.C.

understandingwar.org

Joined September 2009

Pinned
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
3h
NEW: Iran and the United States will reportedly hold talks in Doha, Qatar, on June 30 to discuss the implementation of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU) despite the recent exchange of fire between the United States and Iran. Iran will likely use these talks to try to
24K
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
1h
NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin is carefully constructing a reality that seeks to portray a Russian victory in Ukraine as inevitable while downplaying the growing domestic economic costs of the war. Other Key Takeaways: Putin appears to have accepted the reality that the
26K
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
1h
2/ Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 29, 2026: isw.pub/UkrWar062926
11K
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
3h
Replying to @TheStudyofWar
2/ Iran Update Evening Report, June 29, 2026:
Iran Update Special Report, June 29, 2026
From understandingwar.org
14K
Institute for the Study of War reposted
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
9h
VIDEO: Russia has occupied about 20 percent of Ukraine for over four years. In this video, ISW National Security Fellow @karolina_hird explains Russia’s campaign to repopulate occupied areas of Ukraine with Russian citizens, of which occupied Mariupol has become the epicenter.
00:00
48K
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
9h
VIDEO: Russia has occupied about 20 percent of Ukraine for over four years. In this video, ISW National Security Fellow @karolina_hird explains Russia’s campaign to repopulate occupied areas of Ukraine with Russian citizens, of which occupied Mariupol has become the epicenter.
00:00
48K
Institute for the Study of War reposted
Critical Threats
@criticalthreats
12h
NEW | IS Sahel Province & al Qaeda’s Sahelian affiliate JNIM may be partially trying to “outbid” each other with recent major attacks in the Sahel. Heightened competition could help fuel more high-visibility attacks and escalate the scale and scope of fighting between the two.🧵
23K
Institute for the Study of War reposted
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
Jun 28
NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin used his speech to the ruling United Russia Party Congress on June 28 to project Russia’s strength, reinforce his resolve to achieve Russia’s objectives militarily, and reject diplomatic solutions to end his war in Ukraine. Putin vaguely
67K
Institute for the Study of War reposted
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
Jun 28
NEW: Iran has continued to attack US forces in the region to try to deter the United States from undermining Iranian efforts to control the Strait of Hormuz. An Iranian drone struck the Panama-flagged M/T Kiku on June 27. US military aircraft targeted Iranian military
81K
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
Jun 28
NEW: Iran has continued to attack US forces in the region to try to deter the United States from undermining Iranian efforts to control the Strait of Hormuz. An Iranian drone struck the Panama-flagged M/T Kiku on June 27. US military aircraft targeted Iranian military
81K
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
Jun 28
Iran Update, June 28, 2026:
Iran Update Special Report, June 28, 2026
From understandingwar.org
29K
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
Jun 28
NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin used his speech to the ruling United Russia Party Congress on June 28 to project Russia’s strength, reinforce his resolve to achieve Russia’s objectives militarily, and reject diplomatic solutions to end his war in Ukraine. Putin vaguely
72K
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
Jun 28
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 28, 2026: isw.pub/UkrWar062826
29K
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
Jun 28
NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin used his speech to the ruling United Russia Party Congress on June 28 to project Russia’s strength, reinforce his resolve to achieve Russia’s objectives militarily, and reject diplomatic solutions to end his war in Ukraine. Putin vaguely
67K
Institute for the Study of War reposted
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
Jun 27
Replying to @TheStudyofWar
2/ MORE: The Israel-Lebanon-United States Trilateral Framework challenges Iranian and Hezbollah efforts to facilitate an Israeli capitulation in Lebanon and threatens Hezbollah’s existence as an armed group. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz reiterated on June 27 that the IDF
45K
Institute for the Study of War reposted
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
Jun 28
MORE: Ukraine’s increasing use of long-range Flamingo cruise missile strikes demonstrates Ukraine’s increasing ability to sustain and intensify missile strikes against key Russian military facilities. ⬇️ A Russian milblogger claimed on June 27 that successful Ukrainian Flamingo
Institute for the Study of War
@TheStudyofWar
Jun 28
NEW: Ukrainian forces conducted an FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile strike against the Russian Titan-Barrikady ballistic missile development and production plant overnight on June 26 to 27. Ukrainian forces also struck Russian oil infrastructure in Vladimir Oblast overnight as part
117K