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June 3, 2026 The Taiwanese and U.S. Militaries Can’t Really Fight Together Excerpt In Washington, much of the debate over Taiwan’s security has focused on the island’s defense budget and purchases of U.S. weapons. On the first, Taiwan is headed in the right direction since... June 3, 2026 Genocide Accusation: Pretoria Plays for Time *This article was originally published in French Excerpt There are trials whose verdict matters little- far less than the act of dragging them out. Since January 2024, South Africa has accused... June 3, 2026 Letter to the POTUS Dear President Trump: I’m sure you were disappointed to learn on Monday that Iran’s rulers have decided they’re not interested in negotiating an extension of the ceasefire you granted on April... June 2, 2026 For the War to Stop, Hezbollah Must Be Disarmed The Lebanese government, which has voted three times to disarm Hezbollah since the summer of 2025, now faces an inescapable choice. If the cabinet decides to finish off Iran’s proxy militia, Israel will... June 2, 2026 US Syria Envoy Barrack tapped for Syria and Iraq role On May 31, President Donald Trump said he was naming US Ambassador Tom Barrack as special presidential envoy to Syria and Iraq. The announcement came a day after it had appeared that Barrack’s role as... June 2, 2026 TikTok warped Americans’ view of the Iran war — one post at a time American military forces deployed an impressive range of weaponry against the Iranian regime during Operation Epic Fury — but Tehran’s allies may have been striking back on an entirely different... June 2, 2026 Israel Risks Another “Managed” Conflict in Lebanon Arecent flurry of diplomatic activity suggests Israel is restricted to a managed conflict, echoing previous inconclusive rounds of fighting. A new or partial ceasefire could give Hezbollah a morale boost... June 1, 2026 Muqtada al Sadr announces integration of his militia into the Iraqi state On May 27, Muqtada al Sadr, the well-known Iraqi Shiite cleric and popular leader, announced the dissolution of his militia, Saraya al Salam (the Peace Brigades). “It has become necessary for... June 1, 2026 A Troubling Precedent from Seoul Recent geopolitical turmoil has made it clear that the United States needs reliable partners. And rather than just diplomacy for diplomacy’s sake, the urgent necessity of America’s reindustrialization effort... May 30, 2026 Syria holds elections in Kurdish-majority areas, finds Assad-era chemical weapons Syria held elections in Kurdish-majority areas of the country on May 24, with some politicians and commentators criticizing them for not being representative. Days after the local elections,... May 29, 2026 How double-dealing Oman threatens Trump’s Mideast peace “Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we’ll have to blow them up,” President Donald Trump declared Wednesday. An apparently shocking statement about a nation long regarded as... May 29, 2026 A Private Matter Excerpt In October 1775, John Adams sat in Philadelphia, directing a rebellion. The British Empire commanded the most formidable fleet on the planet. The colonies possessed nothing resembling a navy,... May 29, 2026 Beijing’s influence persists in US schools under a new name If students are learning Chinese in public schools, they could be using a curriculum shaped by the Chinese Communist Party.  May 29, 2026 Iran Thinks It Can Still Pull Off One Last Trick After two years of devastating American and Israeli strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites, missile infrastructure, air defenses, terror proxies, and regime leadership, President Donald Trump holds more... May 29, 2026 Can We Lead in AI Infrastructure? First, Think We Can The late, great historian David McCullough fondly compared the American story to The Little Engine That Could. It was a common theme across his historical treatment of American marvels ranging... May 29, 2026 Israel reportedly targets Imam Hossein Division missile commander in Beirut strike On May 28, at approximately 2 pm, the Israeli Air Force targeted an apartment on the second floor of the Rayyan Project building, near Shuwayfat’s Ajniha Al Khamsa area, just southeast... May 29, 2026 U.S. Marines Moving Ahead with Israeli Interceptor Technology The conflict with Iran revealed that the U.S. has substantial air and missile defense vulnerabilities, especially against drones. Thankfully, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) is making progress to... May 28, 2026 IDF kills new Hamas military leader, reports 10 ceasefire violations May 21–May 28 Mohammed Odeh commanded Hamas’s military wing for 10 days before being eliminated by the IDF on May 26. Several of his subordinates were also eliminated as the IDF continued to increase the pace and... May 28, 2026 How Anonymous Wikipedia Editors Influence Global Narratives — and AI Systems If you ask Google what Al Jazeera is, the answer you receive draws heavily on Wikipedia. The same is true if you ask ChatGPT, Perplexity or many other large language models. Wikipedia has become the working... May 28, 2026 Shabaab spokesman congratulates JNIM, denounces Western powers in Eid message Yesterday, as part of its annual celebrations for Eid al Adha, Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, released its usual speech for the occasion. Delivered by Shabaab’s official spokesman, Ali... May 28, 2026 Why Christian persecution is Trump’s new foreign policy roadmap During his first term, President Donald Trump made fighting Christian persecution around the world a foreign policy priority. In his second term, it has become something more than that. The... May 27, 2026 Can Syria Be Friends with Both Europe and Russia? As European officials moved to normalize relations with Damascus and ease years of sanctions on Syria this week, Russian cargo ships continued docking at Syrian ports carrying the oil and military... May 27, 2026 Washington Killed an ISIS Commander in Nigeria, but Has More to Do in West Africa Nigeria’s Christians are among the most persecuted in the world. They face threats from Muslim Fulani herdsmen who have raided villages and killed hundreds of believers. They also face threats from terror... May 27, 2026 Iran conducts new attacks on Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq Iran carried out a new attack on a Kurdish Iranian opposition group in northern Iraq on the evening of May 25, one of several over the past weeks that Kurdish groups have blamed on Iran. Despite... May 27, 2026 The KC-46 has finally landed in Israel. The US needs to keep pushing forward. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has received a major upgrade to its vital but aging air refueling capabilities, as the first American-made KC-46 tanker was delivered to Israel today. For... May 27, 2026 Farewell Fidelismo? President Trump fancies himself a peacemaker, and the record supports him. His first-term Abraham Accords normalized relations between Israel and three Arab states: the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and... May 26, 2026 The Terrorist Threat Washington Isn’t Hearing Most people who use online streaming platforms would not think of terrorism if they saw “7amas” in the title of a song. But replacing the ‘H’ in ‘Hamas’ with a ‘7’ is a common means of... May 26, 2026 Iran’s New ‘Nuclear’ Weapon Excerpt The Islamic Republic isn’t a problem that can be wished away through quick fixes. Countering Iran, which is a far less challenging foe than the former Soviet Union and communist-turned-fascist... May 26, 2026 Ukraine now has the ‘cards,’ the US must force Putin to make concessions Ukraine is proving it holds more “cards” than some assumed, thwarting Russia’s battlefield advances while pounding its infrastructure. Vladimir Putin is visibly under stress to end the war. Yet... May 26, 2026 Saudi Arabia’s Voodoo Diplomacy Is Sabotaging Middle East Peace While Iran has strangled Kuwait and Qatar’s ability to export energy and fund repairs for costly damage inflicted by Iranian attacks, Saudi Arabia has done nothing to challenge Tehran. Instead, Riyadh—the... May 26, 2026 Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ‘Decapitation Strike’ on Turkey’s Opposition Party In April 1960, Turkey’s second president, Ismet Inonu, and leader of the founding Republican People’s Party (CHP), issued a stern warning to the ruling Democrat Party (DP): Now, the revolution... May 25, 2026 The One Movie You Have to See to Understand the Promise—and Threat—of AI Are you an apocaloptimist? After 104 minutes of “The AI Doc,” Focus Features’ latest film, you might become one. The movie—properly known as “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist”—covers... May 22, 2026 Trump needs to shut down this key Iranian transit artery — ASAP Iran’s corrupt economy is still bleeding; Washington has a narrow, perishable window to bring the regime to its knees. President Donald Trump has shown admirable resolve. His instinct... May 22, 2026 Religious Persecution Underpins Anti-American Regimes in Cuba and Nicaragua Excerpt When Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pope Leo in Rome in early May, he came with a short list of discussion topics. Cuba was on it, as was the persecution of Christians... May 22, 2026 Amid security threats, Syria attempts to cement stability, international ties On May 19, a car bomb exploded near a Ministry of Defense building in central Damascus’s Bab Sharqi area. One Syrian soldier was killed, and 23 civilians were wounded, the official Syrian Arab... May 21, 2026 ‘Strategic Stability’ requires Chinese accountability Excerpt President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping left their Beijing summit speaking the same language. The official White House readout issued Sunday mirrored Xi’s... May 21, 2026 After Globalization: The Case for a ‘Near-Global Economy’ Last week’s US-China summit in Beijing led to “fantastic trade deals,” according to President Donald Trump. At the same time, President Xi Jinping spoke of the summit’s contribution... May 20, 2026 Why the EU Should Sanction Russia’s Patriarch As the European Union prepares a major sanctions package against Russian financial institutions, illicit oil trade, and military companies, a seemingly unrelated figure is also reportedly being... May 20, 2026 Why the United States Should Pay More Attention to the War in Mali In Africa, an Al Qaeda militia has surrounded a capital city, killed a defense minister, and blockaded 3 million people, and it is just getting started. On April 27, fighters from Al Qaeda affiliate... May 20, 2026 Hamas replaces military wing leader, IDF reports 19 Gaza ceasefire violations May 6–20 Hamas has reportedly selected longstanding member Mohammed Odeh to lead the group’s so-called military wing, the Al Qassam Brigades. The news was first reported by Saudi newspaper Asharq... May 20, 2026 A Problem at the Source *This article was originally published in French Excerpt It started with a Nicholas Kristof column in The New York Times alleging widespread sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners. Among... May 20, 2026 Saudi Arabia and UAE say drone attacks were launched from Iraq Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said that recent drone attacks against their countries originated from Iraq. “The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that six drones had been launched... May 20, 2026 San Francisco State is home to a student group linked to terror organizations Mahmoud Khalil is facing deportation after serving as a spokesperson for a Columbia University group that barred Jewish students from entering their anti-Israel tent encampment amid chants of “Go back... May 20, 2026 Distrust and verify How successful was last week’s summit in Beijing? President Trump said it was a “great success.” Xi Jinping, China’s supreme ruler, merely called the meeting “constructive.” Perhaps... May 19, 2026 Breaking the Myth of Hezbollah’s Captive Constituency Israel’s Alma Center is wrong about Lebanon’s Shia population. In a recent article, the institute claimed that Hezbollah’s Shia constituency is a “captive audience” chained by dependency, fear,... May 18, 2026 Netanyahu pushes for US military aid drawdown Amid unresolved conflicts with Iran and Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to promote a plan to move his country away from American military aid. Speaking to 60 Minutes on... May 18, 2026 Why Hezbollah’s Use of FPV Drones Against Israel Will Backfire Hezbollah has begun using first-person view (FPV) drones against Israel, causing casualties among Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops deployed along the Lebanese border. While the threat is growing, it... May 18, 2026 Is a ‘New Middle East’ Still Possible? The one constant about the Middle East is that it is always changing. As one of the world’s most active regions in terms of conflict and diplomatic concerns, the region is of particular interest to... May 18, 2026 UAE sanctions Hezbollah-linked financial network, reflecting US designations On May 12, the United Arab Emirates’ official news agency, Emirates News Agency, announced that Abu Dhabi had designated 16 Lebanese nationals and five Lebanon-based entities to its terrorism... May 18, 2026 Trump plays a dangerous game, bargaining with Taiwan’s defense Excerpt President Donald Trump is right to want to avoid war with China over Taiwan. He is wrong to think that holding back Taiwan’s weapons, or threatening to, makes war less likely. In a Fox...

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