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https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/cnn-us-race-to-counter-iranian-drones-echoes-response-to-roadside-bombs-in-iraq-and-afghanistan/
US race to counter Iranian drones | Newsroom | ISW
Mar 19, 2026 - George Barros, director of innovation and open source tradecraft at ISW spoke to CNN on March 17, 2026 about drone warfare.
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https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/foreign-policy-putin-sells-a-false-win-to-trump/
Foreign Policy: Putin Sells a False Win to Trump | Newsroom | ISW
Feb 27, 2026 - ISW's Russia Team Lead George Barros wrote an op-ed for Foreign Policy on February 20, 2026 about the fourth anniversary of the war
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https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/reuters-where-us-and-israeli-forces-struck-iran/
Where US and Israeli forces struck Iran | Newsroom | ISW
Mar 5, 2026 - Reuters used mapping data from the Institute for the Study of War in a March 1, 2026 map of where US and Israeli forces struck Iran.
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https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/independent-how-mines-work-in-warfare-as-iran-accused-of-littering-strait-of-hormuz-with-invisible-killers/
How mines work in warfare | Newsroom | ISW
Mar 12, 2026 - ISW mapping data was used in a March 12, 2026, article by the Independent on recent Iranian attacks on the Strait of Hormuz.
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https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/the-new-york-post-four-years-into-the-war-on-ukraine-vladimir-putins-bluff-must-be-called/
Vladimir Putin’s bluff must be called | Newsroom | ISW
Feb 22, 2026 - Deputy Russia Team Lead Christina Harward wrote an op-ed for the New York Post on February 22, 2026 about the need to call Putin's bluff.
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https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/statement-on-isw-methodology/
Statement on Methodology | Newsroom | ISW
Jan 14, 2026 - ISW's map methodology seeks to raise the level of discussion of national security and especially military issues.
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https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/statement-on-the-use-of-isw-maps-in-prediction-markets/
Statement on ISW Maps in Prediction Markets | Newsroom | ISW
ISW strongly condemns and has never consented to the exploitation of our products for the abhorrent purpose of gambling on war.
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