Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for March 12, 2026. In today’s U.S. and world news, we’re closely following developments concerning Iran. Despite expectations, Iran is refusing to capitulate, instead pursuing a strategy to raise the costs of conflict so high that the U.S. and Israel might reconsider further attacks. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for March 10, 2026. Stateside, the ongoing U.S.-Israel war against Iran is revealing deep fissures within the Iranian diaspora regarding military action and Tehran’s future. Meanwhile, Georgia’s 14th Congressional District is seeing a crowded special election, with candidates largely avoiding the rift between former Representative Marjorie Taylor […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for March 6, 2026. In today’s top stories, the U.S. is facing a complex situation in the Middle East, appealing once again to the stateless Kurds for military assistance in Iran, a request complicated by past betrayals. This evolving conflict is also causing rifts within President Trump’s […]