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September 27, 2026 Iran at the Epicenter A recurring problem with contemporary books about the Islamic Republic is that authors often deny Iranians the agency they deserve. Especially on the left, Western and Iranian journalists and scholars... September 26, 2026 US got pandas from China. Trump needs a lot more than that When President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the White House Sept. 24, the stagecraft was unmistakable: a state dinner, smiles for the cameras and carefully scripted statements of... September 26, 2026 Elon Musk built the rockets. Washington forgot to build the roads American rockets are launching more frequently than ever, yet getting a ride to orbit is becoming harder. SpaceX broke the record for the shortest interval between two orbital launches in August, sending... September 26, 2026 The UN made racism against Jews acceptable. In September 2001, friends of mine traveled to South Africa for the “United Nations World Conference Against Racism.” They were young European Jews, and they went to Durban because they believed its... September 25, 2026 Weak Sanctions Enforcement Is Fueling China’s ‘Polar Silk Road’ To be effective, American sanctions must be enforced wherever they apply — including in the High North. Early in September, two U.S.-sanctioned vessels left China carrying the last two power... September 25, 2026 The UN is still obsessed with Israel It’s been 20 years since the U.N.’s Alliance of Civilizations identified the conflict between the Palestinians and Israel as a “major factor in the widening rift between Muslim and Western societies.” That... September 25, 2026 Ensuring Israel’s AI leadership: Are we prepared for the next revolution? Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a technology of the present, not merely an innovation of the future. It is quickly emerging as a central infrastructure on which the economy, science, industry,... September 25, 2026 Iraq agrees to Turkish base deal as militia disarmament timeline debated Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi indicated that the country would disarm Iranian-backed militias by June 2027, according to a report in The New York Times on September 21. He made the comments during... September 25, 2026 Islamic State suspects extradited or arrested in Lebanon, Canada, Australia, and the US On September 23, media reports emerged that Lebanese Army Intelligence had arrested a suspected Islamic State member in northern Lebanon after placing him under surveillance. During questioning, the individual... September 24, 2026 America’s Military Power Is Already in Orbit Excerpt Your editorial “U.S. Space Weapons Are a Force for Peace” (Sept. 16) is right that disclosing America’s on-orbit weapons strengthens deterrence. A secret capability can’t deter an adversary... September 24, 2026 Blockade bites hard at Iran’s borders — Trump can’t cave now To understand the economic devastation Iran is now experiencing, look no further than the trucks choking its borders. Thousands of them have lined up at land crossings into neighboring Turkey and Afghanistan,... September 24, 2026 New Greenland Agreement Adds Sites, Not Strategy. NATO and NORAD Must Now Connect the Arctic. Greenland is warming to the idea of an increased American military presence on the enormous Island, removing a source of transatlantic friction and bolstering NATO defenses. On September 22, the United... September 24, 2026 Put Turkey on notice: The Eastern Mediterranean’s reliable alliance deserves US teeth The ongoing war with Iran is driving countries in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean to invest in new security alliances. This is partly driven by the drubbing Gulf Arab states have taken from... September 24, 2026 Is Turkey Turning on Tehran or Just Dodging the Treasury Department? Turkey’s top banking regulator withdrew the operating license of the Istanbul branch of Iran’s Bank Mellat, a major Iranian commercial bank with state ties that has long been subject to U.S. sanctions. While... September 24, 2026 Zelenskyy Proposes an ‘Energy Ceasefire,’ Hoping To Secure Patriot Interceptors Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a reciprocal “energy ceasefire” with Russia during his meeting with President Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly. The move suggested a calculated... September 23, 2026 The Mecca Pact Has Become a Hollow Promise Your Sept. 19 editorial “The Saudis, the Houthis, and Israel” rightly argues that neither Pakistan nor Turkey will ride to Saudi Arabia’s rescue and that Riyadh’s best path forward lies in deeper... September 23, 2026 Iraq Delays Militia Disarmament, But Doesn’t Give Up — For Now Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has reiterated his commitment to disarm Iranian-backed militias in his country, but says he needs nine more months to accomplish what may be an impossible task. In... September 23, 2026 What the “Voice of Gaza” Chose Not to Tell the World *This article was originally published in French On January 24, 2024, the day after he left Gaza, Franceinfo quoted an activist’s description of Motaz Azaiza as “the voice of Gazans.” A few months... September 23, 2026 The Muslim Brotherhood Still Controls Jordan’s Rebranded Ummah Party The political wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) elected a new leader over the weekend. The Ummah Party elected Muath al-Khawaldeh as secretary general at its seventh general conference, defeating... September 23, 2026 Maritime Cyber Incidents Test Coast Guard Cyber Preparedness The Coast Guard and the FBI are investigating multiple suspected cyberattacks on oil tankers that have disrupted trade routes throughout the Atlantic Ocean. On August 7, an oil tanker bound for the United... September 23, 2026 How Trump Redefined U.S.-Iran Policy At The UN Candor and clarity of purpose are not themes traditionally associated with United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings in New York. The annual summit, now in its 81st year, has long been a preferred... September 23, 2026 Kurdistan Region of Iraq announces Peshmerga unification The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of northern Iraq announced on September 21 that its Peshmerga armed forces had completed unification. The announcement follows years of attempts to reform and consolidate... September 22, 2026 Qatar’s Mediation Record: Successes, Failures, and Costs September 22, 2026 Houthis fight for key Yemeni highlands, continue striking Saudi Arabia The Houthis and the Yemeni Armed Forces, along with allied militias, have continued fighting on multiple fronts across the country, with the Houthis particularly focused on taking higher ground beyond... September 22, 2026 Lebanon’s Pretend Peace with Israel Revives Arafat’s Playbook By signing the Trilateral Framework agreement while failing to disarm Hezbollah, Lebanon has adopted the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s “pretend peace” playbook. In this Oslo Model, a defeated... September 22, 2026 How Boosting Your Privacy Will Make America More Secure In the era of big data, big tech, and big government, privacy is getting smaller. Our phones know more about us than our families do, while emerging artificial intelligence (AI) tools are making... September 21, 2026 Journalist admits: Anti-Israel narrative driving protests is based on Hamas lies Journalist Motaz Azaiza’s new revelations exposing “SMART,” a Hamas-controlled group of reporters used to manage the media narrative about Gaza, reveal uncomfortable but important truths about nearly... September 21, 2026 Pakistan conducts airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan in retaliation for terrorist attacks On September 20, Pakistan conducted airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, reportedly targeting militants suspected of involvement in recent terrorist attacks in western Pakistan. Pakistan claimed that the... September 21, 2026 America Must Be Able to Restore Its Space Power at War Speed For decades, the U.S. military treated space largely as an enabler of power on Earth. Satellites helped troops communicate, guided precision weapons, and provided intelligence. Today, those systems are... September 21, 2026 China is quietly taking over the North American car market The automobile sector once represented American industrial might, but it’s now emblematic of something else: Beijing’s campaign to deindustrialize the rest of the world. Chinese companies are dumping... September 20, 2026 What Is Saudi Arabia’s Plan for the Houthis? Excerpt Your editorial “Who Will Stop the Houthis?” (Sept. 16) is right to note that a successful operation against the Houthis will almost certainly rely on another Saudi-led coalition and that... September 20, 2026 Israel’s AI advantage is strategic, but humans in the IDF remain responsible Recently, a controversial film was released overseas and even won an award at the Venice Film Festival. The film, “The Causality of War,” portrays IDF soldiers and the State of Israel in... September 18, 2026 America needs to destroy what really sustains the Iranian regime Iran’s ruling ideologues are murderous and resilient. The Trump administration’s limited military strikes and efforts to “sever every economic lifeline that sustains” the regime are commendable.... September 18, 2026 Yazidi armed group YBS to disarm, integrate into Iraqi security forces The Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), a Yazidi armed group based in northern Iraq, has agreed to disarm, the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office said on September 11. In the wake of the agreement,... September 18, 2026 How Hezbollah reframed the battle for Ali al Taher as Israel advanced Nearly a week after demolishing Hezbollah’s underground complex at Ali Al Taher in south Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces on September 16 disclosed new details about its roughly three-month... September 18, 2026 You Probably Have the Iran War Backward Excerpt Two major reports on the war with Iran this month likely gave readers the impression that the Islamic Republic has eluded America’s attempts to contain it, thwarting both the U.S.... September 18, 2026 Tehran’s Transnational Repression Strategy Is Evolving The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands have exposed an Iranian regime spyware campaign targeting Iranian dissidents around the world. In a September 15 advisory, they warned... September 18, 2026 Letting the Houthis Control the Red Sea Coast Would Be a Gift to Tehran What happened to not negotiating with terrorists? American officials met with a Houthi delegation in Oman in the days after the Iran-backed group’s advance on Yemen’s west coast, which... September 18, 2026 America has never been subservient to Israel Not for the first time, and likely not for the last, Vice President JD Vance has declared that the United States “cannot let our Middle Eastern foreign policy be subservient to the State of Israel.” The... September 18, 2026 Can anyone stop the Houthis? Excerpt Yemen has always been defined by its topography. A landscape of narrow coastal plains, mountainous highlands, and a desert interior, has helped preserve tribal identities, blurring and softening... September 18, 2026 8 Questions Facing the United Nations at UNGA 81 The United Nations was formed “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” Yet more armed conflicts rage worldwide today than at any point since the world body’s formation at the end... September 17, 2026 The Three Quiet Victors of the Iran War As the Iran War wages on, some of its emerging victors never fired a shot. Turkey, Pakistan, and Qatar. With the US rationing its power across the Middle East, these three made... September 17, 2026 The War Inside the War The Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, thrust Israel into wars on seven fronts. A new book by Yonah Jeremy Bob, of the Jerusalem Post, and Elliot Kaufman, of the Wall Street Journal, chronicles an eighth... September 17, 2026 Syria’s military is rebuilding, but foreign influence may slow security progress Foreign influence in the Syrian military, chiefly Turkish and Russian, combined with the continued presence of extremist elements within its ranks, will constrain Damascus’s ability to take steps consistent... September 17, 2026 Saudi Arabia Picked a Fight With the Two Nations That Could Help It the Most Against the Houthis — Israel and the UAE Riyadh is running out of options, and more importantly, it is running out of time. In less than two weeks, Iran and its proxy militia in Yemen have effectively checkmated Saudi Arabia by severing... September 17, 2026 Dark Transits are a Stopgap not a Solution Washington has accomplished an important feat by stealthily moving oil through the Persian Gulf despite Iran’s proclaimed closure. But the means it has relied on can’t become normal maritime... September 17, 2026 South Korea’s Cyber Response Options Beyond the Peninsula Introduction Since 2015, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) cyber operations have evolved into one of the fastest growing and most consequential asymmetric threats in the Indo-Pacific.... September 17, 2026 LAF-Hezbollah coordination and the limits of Lebanon’s disarmament effort Israel assesses with “fairly high probability” that the Lebanese military is coordinating its activity in Lebanon’s disarmament pilot zones with Hezbollah, Israel’s Channel 14 reported on... September 17, 2026 Have We Lost the Iran War? Has the United States lost the Iran war? The Iranian regime certainly thinks it has. The big Iranian funk that came after the 12-Day War in June, which climaxed the Israeli multi-front offensive... September 16, 2026 Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit

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