Alex Plitsas

Alex Plitsas is a former Pentagon official who provided statistics on the number of targets hit in Iran.

VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·Vietnam· 2026-06-19

CNN national security analyst Alex Plitsas believes the United States is clearly trying to spur the process of overthrowing the regime.

Наша Ніва (Nasha Niva)·Belarus· 2026-03-04

Alex Plitsas stated that Washington seems to be trying to accelerate a potential regime contestation process.

Adevărul·Romania· 2026-03-04

Alex Plitsas stated that the U.S. is clearly trying to accelerate the Iranian uprising process by arming the Kurds.

Hürriyet·Turkey· 2026-03-04

Plitsas commented on the U.S. efforts to arm the Kurds to inspire action against the Iranian regime.

ידיעות אחרונות (Yedioth Ahronoth / ynet)·Israel· 2026-03-04

Alex Plitsas, a CNN national security analyst and former senior Pentagon official under former President Barack Obama, said that the US is clearly trying to jump-start the process of Iranians overthrowing the regime by arming the Kurds.

CNN·United States· 2026-03-04

Alex Plitsas, an analyst at the Atlantic Council, explained that the military display aims to pressure Maduro to leave power without direct military action.

El Universo – major Ecuadorian daily, est. 1921·Ecuador· 2025-12-24

Alex Plitsas, a former Army intelligence officer, questioned the strategy’s emphasis on hemispheric threats over global ones.

Fox News·United States· 2025-12-05

Alex Plitsas expressed concern that the mild U.S. reaction to Russia's latest provocations will only encourage more aggressive steps by Putin.

The Citizen – major Tanzanian English newspaper, est. 2004·Tanzania· 2025-09-21

Alex Plitsas warned that further disengagement by the US could lead to more provocative actions from Putin.

Kathimerini·Greece· 2025-09-20

Alex Plitsas, a military expert and senior non-resident fellow for the Atlantic Council, discussed the complexities of Hamas' military operations.

CNN·United States· 2025-08-24

Alex Plitsas, a former Pentagon official and current senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, commented on the PPR account's reliability.

Hamshahri·Iran· 2025-07-02

Expert Alex Plitsas predicted that the likelihood of the conflict escalating into a full-scale war is low.

VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·Vietnam· 2025-05-10

Alex Plitsas suggested that both sides would avoid actions that could escalate into war.

VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·Vietnam· 2025-05-07

Alex Plitsas, a fellow at the Atlantic Council, believes that the U.S. should take a tougher stance against the Russian president.

Index.hu·Hungary· 2025-04-19

Alex Plitsas, an analyst at the Atlantic Council, discussed the challenges of locating and destroying Houthi weaponry.

VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·Vietnam· 2025-03-21

Alex Plitsas noted that detecting and destroying the Houthis' weapons is very difficult due to their distribution in Yemen's rugged terrain.

Hürriyet·Turkey· 2025-03-18