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July 16, 2026 Lebanon Seeks Turkey’s Help To Avoid Acting Against Hezbollah Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asserted a strong interest in his neighbors’ affairs last month, declaring that, “Turkey’s security does not begin in Hatay [in southern Turkey], but rather... July 15, 2026 Riyadh Strikes Houthi-Controlled Airport To Block Flight From Iran The Houthis and Saudi Arabia broke a four-year truce after Iran and its Yemeni proxy attempted to establish a direct flight path between Tehran and the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa. The flight openly... July 15, 2026 Charlotte Kates organizes hate If radical anti-Israel protests in New York City look like coordinated efforts, that’s because they are. While some of the organizers are still hiding in the shadows, one of them has made herself easy... July 15, 2026 Syria opens new parliament, hosts Turkish Navy Syria convened its new parliament on July 12, the first to meet since the fall of the Bashar al Assad regime in December 2024. The new parliament, called the People’s Assembly, met after Syrian... July 15, 2026 What would Joe Biden do? President Joe Biden tried to talk wars down. For example, on Jan. 19, 2022, he suggested – hopefully, it seemed to me – that Russia’s coming invasion of Ukraine would be only a “minor incursion.” No... July 14, 2026 Saudi Arabia and Houthis trade attacks over restarting direct flights between Yemen and Iran Saudi Arabia struck Sanaa International Airport in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital on July 13 to stop the landing of a plane carrying the Houthi delegation to slain Iranian Supreme Leader... July 14, 2026 Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program July 14, 2026 Erdogan Dreams of Annexing Arab Countries, Reviving the Turkish Empire When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam with a copy of his grandfather Salim Salam’s memoirs, he was making more than a diplomatic gesture. By invoking... July 14, 2026 Ceasefire Collapse Restores U.S. Leverage as Sanctions, Strikes Weaken Iran’s Hand The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran was meant to secure a 60-day ceasefire. Instead, the Islamic Republic has repeatedly attacked commercial vessels operating in... July 14, 2026 Between Iraq and a Hard Place Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, only two months into his term, has a busy month of foreign engagements. In early July, he received the body of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei which was visiting Iraq’s... July 14, 2026 Kazakhstan Bets on Iranian Port Investment Landlocked Kazakhstan is seeking port access, and Astana is banking on Iran to provide it. On July 8, Kazakhstan signed an agreement to build a logistics and transport terminal at Iran’s largest seaport... July 13, 2026 Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance July 13, 2026 China Is Treating AI Companions as a National Security Risk. The U.S. Should Too. Chinese regulators don’t want their people getting too attached to their AI “friends,” requiring companies to curb features that foster emotional dependency by July 15. In response, Chinese firms... July 13, 2026 America’s Military Plans Depend on Infrastructure It Doesn’t Secure Military power is meaningless if it cannot move. Every American war plan, from deterring aggression in Europe to prevailing in the Indo-Pacific, depends on our ability to maneuver people,... July 13, 2026 The Israel-Lebanon framework agreement explained On June 26, Israel and Lebanon signed the Trilateral Framework Between the United States, Israel, and Lebanon, whose goal is to end the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, secure both countries’ sovereignty... July 13, 2026 Russia’s Next Annexation: South Ossetia As Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on, Moscow is moving to solidify its hold over another neighbor’s territory—this time not with tanks but by the stroke of a pen. The Kremlin last week... July 12, 2026 How Putin is exploiting Poland and Ukraine’s oldest wound As Poland marks its National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Volhynia Massacre on July 11, history and politics have once again moved to the forefront of Polish-Ukrainian... July 12, 2026 US refocuses air campaign in Somalia on Shabaab Over the course of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, the United States has greatly increased its military strikes inside Somalia. Throughout the previous administration of President Joe... July 12, 2026 A smoking gun in the Solomons proves information shaping by China Somebody got sloppy and left a smoking gun on the political warfare battlefield. So, let’s put on our deerstalker hats and try to figure out who, and why. It started on June 14th when two news sites... July 11, 2026 Europe is stepping up to fortify NATO 3.0 — and we must do the same The consequences of the NATO summit that concluded Wednesday in Ankara will be determined primarily by two questions: Will Europeans step up to honor their defense-spending commitments and carry more of... July 10, 2026 Selling the S-400 to Qatar or the UAE Solves Turkey’s Problem, Not Washington’s Turkey’s decade-long standoff with Washington over the S-400 may finally be nearing an inflection point, though not in the tidy way Ankara once imagined, and not without a fresh dose of frustration... July 10, 2026 Suspicious Firms Still Seek Professionals With Military and Government Experience Suspicious consulting sites continue to target Western security experts despite U.S. efforts to curb suspected Chinese virtual espionage. On June 30, China specialist Bill Hayton publicly asked on X... July 10, 2026 Ezra Jin’s Release Is a Victory Washington Can Replicate In the early hours of July 3, 2026, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri was pulled from his jail cell in southern China. He assumed he was being transferred to another prison. Only when he arrived at the... July 10, 2026 Belarus Highlights Contribution to Russia’s Defense Industrial Base As the United States and allies met in Turkey for the NATO summit, Russia hosted its own parley aimed at strengthening a technological bloc to compete with the West. Addressing the INNOPROM exhibition,... July 10, 2026 Trial for Glorifying Terrorism: When MEP Rima Hassan Is Backed by Rabid Antisemites *This article was originally published in French The far-left member of the European Parliament is portrayed as the victim of a “crime of Palestine”: prosecuted for her opinions by a government... July 10, 2026 Pick To Run Iran’s Judiciary Shows Repression Will Live on Long After Ali Khamenei’s Death If Iranians were hoping for a softening of the Islamic Republic’s iron rule, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has wasted no time in disillusioning them. He has appointed Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei... July 9, 2026 Turkey’s Cooperation with Russia and China Is a Major Reason It Shouldn’t Receive the F-35 Jet President Trump departed the NATO Summit in Ankara without announcing Turkey’s reinstatement in the F-35 program, a major disappointment to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This omission... July 9, 2026 Qatar’s diplomacy should worry Trump in Iran talks Excerpt On a gleaming Swiss mountaintop in June, American and Iranian officials launched talks for a final agreement to end the war in the Middle East. The venue, a glamorous resort where once upon... July 9, 2026 Board of Peace to establish ‘pilot zone’ for Gaza civilians, IDF claims 13 ceasefire violations June 30–July 9 On July 8, the US-led Board of Peace announced that it would soon establish a “pilot zone” in southern Gaza. Planned for Tel Sultan, near Rafah, the goal of the zone would be to move unarmed... July 9, 2026 US moves to rescind Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism US President Donald Trump “informed Congress of his administration’s intent to rescind Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST),” the US State Department announced on... July 9, 2026 Can The Earthquake Help Venezuela Shake The Dictatorship? The earthquakes in Venezuela were a natural disaster, but corruption is the fault line that turned them into a man-made catastrophe. With thousands dead and tens of thousands missing, it is now... July 9, 2026 Syria’s Terrorism Delisting Should Not Mean a Free Pass “I promised to remove all barriers stopping you from rebuilding your country, and very soon, you will finally be able to do so,” President Donald Trump wrote in a letter to Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa... July 9, 2026 Body of slain Iranian leader Khamenei arrives in Iraq for Najaf and Karbala rites The body of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was taken to the Iraqi holy cities of Najaf and Karbala on July 8 as part of his funeral procession. Large crowds gathered to mourn the slain leader... July 9, 2026 Beijing Grapples With Controlling Its Domestic AI Sector China is increasingly concerned over what its AI investments have wrought. On July 7, Reuters reported that Beijing is considering placing export controls on Chinese AI models, mirroring a move by the... July 9, 2026 How the Houthis Could Put the World in Double Dire Straits Excerpt The Yemeni warfront, perpetually threatening and occasionally lethal for Israel, was relatively quiet during the recent war between the United States, Israel, and Iran. But while the Houthis,... July 9, 2026 This Question Will Determine the Fate of Trump’s Israel-Lebanon Deal Excerpt The agreement signed last month by Israel and Lebanon was hailed by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as “the beginning of the beginning” in the process of disarming Hezbollah... July 9, 2026 Why Iran Sanctions Relief Wouldn’t Have Stopped Iran Déjà vu is a funny thing. Washington was on the verge of reliving a familiar chapter of its Iran policy before Tehran reminded it of where that road leads. The recently negotiated Memorandum of... July 8, 2026 The time for talk is over — Trump needs to get tough with Iran Just three weeks after it was signed, the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran is on life support. Tehran’s promise to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for international... July 8, 2026 The US military is not organized for cyber war Excerpt The United States is preparing for cyber conflict with a military structure that still treats cyberspace as a secondary supporting function. We have soldiers for land, sailors for sea, airmen... July 8, 2026 Iran Continues Work at Key Nuclear Site, Violating U.S.-Iran Agreement New analysis of satellite imagery indicates that Iran is continuing construction at the deeply buried nuclear facility known as Pickaxe Mountain, in violation of the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding... July 8, 2026 As China Frees Pastor Jin, Christianity Remains a Target After spending 266 days in a Chinese prison for practicing his faith, Pastor Ezra Jin is now free. The July 3 release comes weeks after President Donald Trump raised Jin’s case with Chinese paramount... July 8, 2026 The forgotten history of Muslim socialism Zohran Mamdani, Aber Kawas, Rashida Tlaib, Darializa Avila Chevalier. Those are just some of the Democratic politicians who self-identify as both socialists and Muslims. Which gives me an... July 7, 2026 Sanaa-Tehran Direct Air Route Would Aid Iranian Efforts To Arm Houthis in Yemen Despite an air blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia, a delegation of Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen arrived in Tehran on July 3 — marking the first time in roughly a decade that a commercial... July 7, 2026 Trump Shouldn’t Delist Syria Without Conditions Excerpt This Wednesday, on the sidelines of the NATO summit, Syrian president Ahmad al-Sharaa will sit down with President Donald Trump for the second time. Less than a year ago, Sharaa... July 7, 2026 Hamas announces intent to dissolve Gaza government as disarmament questions remain Hamas claimed on July 6 it was ready to transfer authority and dissolve its government in Gaza. The announcement appeared to be in line with the US-brokered ceasefire that envisions... July 7, 2026 Ahead of NATO Summit, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Calls Israel an ‘Unbearable Burden’ Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan declared on July 3 that Israel has become a “burden that humanity can no longer bear” and called for international sanctions against the Jewish state. Israeli Foreign... July 7, 2026 Hamas Dissolved Its Government on Paper but Still Rules in Practice Two decades after the curtain rose on Hamas’s reign in Gaza, the terrorist group would have us believe that it has taken its final bow. On July 6, Hamas said that it had dissolved its “Emergency... July 7, 2026 CENTCOM strikes Iran as Tehran condemns US sanctions waiver revocation United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on July 7 that it had launched an attack wave on targets in Iran “to impose heavy costs” in response to the Islamic Republic’s strikes... July 6, 2026 Don’t Launder Erdogan’s Record at the NATO Summit The NATO summit convening in Ankara next week will offer Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan an opportunity to present himself as a vital ally: one with a military capable of blunting Russian aggression,... July 6, 2026 Stand Up Excerpt It was the early 2000s. French Jews were already grieving, though much of the country preferred not to notice. Synagogues were attacked. Jewish children were beaten on their way to school. Anti-Zionism...

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