Adelle Nazarian on CNN-News18: ‘No Nation Is Only Relying on One Person’

Senator Lindsey Graham, official U.S. Senate portrait

Adelle Nazarian, Senior Fellow at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, joined CNN-News18’s “Explosive Weekend Debate” to discuss the sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham and what it means for the effort to end the war in Ukraine and the conflict with Iran.

Asked whether Graham’s death would set back President Trump’s push to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Nazarian said it would not. “At the end of the day, no government, no nation is only relying on one person,” she said. “The show must go on, and he should be honored. But I don’t think this is going to put a stopgap in successfully ending the Russia-Ukraine war or putting a stop to the conflict and the war with Iran.” She pointed to the depth of the administration’s bench, noting there are “plenty of competent people” in the President’s inner circle and outside it who can keep the effort on track. “If you rely on one person,” she added, “nothing would ever get done.”

On the Senator’s legacy, Nazarian placed Graham alongside Joseph Lieberman, John McCain, and the late Washington senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson as legislators able to reach across the aisle. She said his shoes would be difficult to fill, pointing to his access, his skill as a negotiator on the back end, and his standing as a trusted confidant of President Trump.

Adelle Nazarian is a Senior Fellow at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, a Washington D.C. based foreign policy and defense think tank.

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Peter Huessy explains that Russia views low-yield, tactical nuclear weapons as usable battlefield tools

Russian 9K720 Iskander short-range ballistic missile system

Senior Fellow Peter Huessy joined The John Batchelor Show to discuss Russian nuclear doctrine.

On The John Batchelor Show, Peter Huessy explains how Russian doctrine treats low-yield, tactical nuclear weapons as usable battlefield tools for coercion and warfighting, in contrast to the U.S. approach of keeping such weapons under central command, and warns of the limited transparency surrounding Russian and Chinese arsenals.

Peter Huessy is a Senior Fellow at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, a Washington D.C. based foreign policy and defense think tank.

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Peter Huessy discusses the history of “tactical” nuclear weapons and the 1950s Desert Rock exercises

1957 U.S. atmospheric nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site

Senior Fellow Peter Huessy joined The John Batchelor Show to discuss the history and doctrine of “tactical” nuclear weapons.

On The John Batchelor Show, Peter Huessy traces the history and doctrine of so-called “tactical” nuclear weapons, including the 1950s U.S. Desert Rock exercises that deliberately exposed troops to nuclear detonations, the health risks those tests carried, and how they compared with contemporaneous Soviet maneuvers.

Peter Huessy is a Senior Fellow at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, a Washington D.C. based foreign policy and defense think tank.

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Peter Huessy discusses US plans to deploy nuclear-capable F-35s in Europe to counter Russian threats

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II in flight

Senior Fellow Peter Huessy joined The John Batchelor Show to discuss NATO nuclear posture in Europe.

On The John Batchelor Show, Peter Huessy discusses U.S. plans to deploy nuclear-capable F-35s in Europe, Russia’s “escalate to win” doctrine built on low-yield battlefield weapons, and how Russia’s large non-strategic stockpile compares with NATO’s theater capabilities.

Peter Huessy is a Senior Fellow at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, a Washington D.C. based foreign policy and defense think tank.

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Peter Huessy details China’s growing non-strategic nuclear arsenal and dual-use delivery systems

Chinese DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile on parade

Senior Fellow Peter Huessy joined The John Batchelor Show to discuss China’s nuclear buildup.

On The John Batchelor Show, Peter Huessy details the growth of China’s theater-range and dual-use delivery systems, Beijing’s belief that it can control escalation to keep the United States out of the Western Pacific, and the gaps this opens in U.S. and allied posture in Asia.

Peter Huessy is a Senior Fellow at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, a Washington D.C. based foreign policy and defense think tank.

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Frontlines Show: LTG Michael Flynn & Hana Yazdanpana – Iran Uprising & ISIS Prison Escape

LTG Michael Flynn & Hana Yazdanpana – Iran Uprising & ISIS Prison Escape.

Spot Reports – Our fake allies attacked our real allies (the Kurds) in Syria, thousands of ISIS detainees released, US carrier groups assembling near Iran.

Special Guest #1 – Hana Yazdanpana, daughter of Gen Hussein Yazdanpana who commands the Kurdistan National Army (SMK), joins us on the heels of an assassination attempt against her father to give us the latest on the uprising in Iran.

Special Guest #2 – LTG, US ARMY (Ret) Michael T. Flynn (former NSA to Pres Trump) joins us to discuss strategy in Iran as well as the developing situation in Syria involving ISIS and the terrorist govt.

 

CANDIN POP: Romania-U.S. Strategic Alliance

Candin Pop, President of the Romanian Institute for International Studies (RIIS), shares remarks on the importance of the Romania-U.S. strategic relationship at a Gold Institute for International Strategy event. highlighting RIIS’s mission to engage everyday citizens in international affairs and advocates for free markets and freedom of speech. He emphasizes the value of reconnecting Romania and the United States as natural allies with shared democratic values.

GEORGE SIMION: Romania, the U.S., and Sovereignty

George Simion, President of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) and Vice-President of the European Conservatives and Reformists, addresses a delegation of opposition parliamentarians in Bucharest alongside representatives from the Gold Institute for International Strategy. He reflects on the state of U.S.-Romania relations and the importance of open dialogue between allied nations. Simion emphasizes the value of cooperation between GIIS and Romanian think tank RIS, and calls for stronger ties between Romania and the United States under the current administration.

DAN DUNGACIU: Values, Alliance, and the RISS-GIIS Partnership

Dan Dungaciu, First Vice-President of AUR and Chairman of the Romanian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS), addresses the opening of RISS in Bucharest, Romania. He reflects on the significance of shared values as the foundation of transatlantic conservative cooperation, drawing a parallel between how established political networks have long organized around common principles. Dungaciu frames the RISS-Gold Institute partnership as a step toward institutionalizing those values through NGOs, foundations, and media infrastructure. He describes the moment as historically significant, noting it marks the first time a U.S. think tank outside traditional institutions has established a presence in Bucharest to advance this model.