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December 25, 2025 Don’t sell out Burma’s persecuted Christians and activists The Department of Homeland Security has announced the end of temporary protected status for a group of nearly 4,000 Burmese nationals — mostly persecuted Christians and democracy advocates. This action... December 25, 2025 BRICS and forced labor: How Russia is exploiting an international economic bloc in its crusade against Ukraine Excerpt For some of the world’s poorest people, BRICS — originally Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — is becoming a Trojan horse for Moscow’s war machine. Under the banner... December 25, 2025 As Netanyahu heads to meet Trump, US aid takes center stage Recent comments by US President Donald Trump have raised questions about who initiated next week’s meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, what it is meant to achieve and why it is happening... December 24, 2025 All about Trump’s revised National Security Strategy Every American president publishes a National Security Strategy because, as the NSS recently released by the Trump administration says, “all Americans need to know what, exactly, it is we are... December 23, 2025 Iraqi militias divided on disarming and accepting government control The Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah has said it will not disarm in the wake of reports that suggest armed militias in Iraq will place their weapons under state control. “The Iraqi group... December 23, 2025 Washington’s Willingness to Sell New Chips Shows China’s Growing Strength A new deal by the Trump administration gives China access to computer chips that form the bedrock of artificial intelligence (AI) while getting little in return—and China doesn’t even want them. While... December 23, 2025 Libyan parliament speaker claims maritime deal with Turkey invalid but open to renegotiation On December 15, Aguila Saleh, Libya’s House of Representatives speaker, deemed the 2019 Libya-Turkey maritime deal illegitimate and non-binding in an interview with the Libyan News Agency (LANA).... December 23, 2025 X’s Location Feature Exposes a Real Problem, but Does Not Fix It A new location transparency feature on X is revealing foreign influence on American discourse just as federal agencies designed to deal with such threats are being dismantled. Toward the end... December 23, 2025 Why was Sharaa Invited to Washington, but not Aoun? For all his efforts, Joseph Aoun deserves Washington’s active support to enable him to accomplish even more. Until late 2024, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa was a U.S.-designated terrorist with... December 22, 2025 Scouting America Is Vital to the Pentagon’s Warfighting Potential The Pentagon may be on the verge of cutting ties with Scouting America, one of America’s preeminent youth organizations that has helped produce generations of American servicemembers. This decision would... December 22, 2025 Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: December 15–21, 2025 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between December 15 and December 21, 2025. Israeli activities this week were concentrated in south Lebanon,... December 21, 2025 New trouble for Bosnia as sanctions are removed on Serb leader Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Serb ethnic republic, the Republika Srpska, held an election recently, and even though there is a new president, the boss remains the same: Milorad Dodik. Dodik, who Bosnia’s... December 19, 2025 US launches widespread airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria after deadly Palmyra attack On December 19, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that “U.S. forces have commenced a large-scale strike against [Islamic State] ISIS infrastructure and weapons sites in Syria.”... December 19, 2025 As the noose tightens around Nicolas Maduro, how to ensure a strong — and pro-American — Venezuela follows With President Donald Trump announcing a “total and complete” oil blockade of Venezuela this week, the noose around dictator Nicolas Maduro’s neck is tightening. A massive US Navy strike... December 19, 2025 US highlights anti-Islamic State operations after soldiers killed in Syria On December 17, US Central Command (CENTCOM) provided new information on operations against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria. “US and partner forces in Syria have conducted nearly 80 operations since... December 19, 2025 Turkey’s Aid in the Palestinian Territories Is Helping Hamas, Hurting Palestinians A close look at Turkish aid agencies in the Palestinian Territories shows that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s priority is not the welfare of Palestinian civilians, but the future of Hamas. December 19, 2025 Palestine Action’s bid for martyrdom The bloody massacre at a Chanukah celebration on Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach this week that left 16 people dead and three times as many injured has underlined the blindingly obvious fact that there seems... December 18, 2025 US-led meeting on Gaza International Stabilization Force inconclusive, IDF reports 12 Gaza ceasefire violations from December 4 to 18 Palestinian terrorists violated the ceasefire in Gaza 12 times between December 4 and December 18, and 64 times since its implementation on October 10, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reports. This... December 18, 2025 It’s time for Brussels to designate Yemen’s Houthis as a terrorist organization Sometimes clarity matters more than caution. It is time for the European Union to call a spade a spade. After a Houthi missile strike this autumn hit a Dutch-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden, killing... December 18, 2025 Europe is sleepwalking into the Muslim Brotherhood’s long game The late Yusuf al-Qaradawi, one of the leading intellectuals of the Muslim Brotherhood, said this in Doha, Qatar, in 2007: “Islam will conquer Europe without resorting to the sword or fighting.... December 17, 2025 How Turkey Props up Venezuela Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is well known for keeping up appearances with interesting counterparts. He has maintained cordial ties with the likes of Russian president Vladimir Putin,... December 17, 2025 Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: December 8–14, 2025 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between December 8 and December 14, 2025. Israeli activities last week were concentrated in south Lebanon,... December 17, 2025 Mostly quiet on the Gazan front A few months back, passengers arriving at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport walked down a sloping path to passport control flanked by dozens of posters depicting the remaining hostages Hamas had dragged... December 16, 2025 The gas corridor sanctions forgot: Tehran’s quiet expansion into Turkey While everyone focuses on tankers transferring the Iranian oil, a massive financial valve remains open to Tehran on NATO’s eastern border. On paper, Iran is entering its most... December 16, 2025 Hamas acknowledges the killing of senior commander Raed Saad Hamas stated that senior military figure Raed Saad, along with several other members of the Islamist group, were killed in an Israeli military operation on December 13. “The martyred commander... December 16, 2025 The real war is Islamism’s infiltration of Western democracies Israel’s war with Hamas may have ended with a cease-fire, but the greater struggle — the one that defines our generation — has only begun. And it is not confined to Gaza or Lebanon, or Syria. It... December 16, 2025 How the New National Security Strategy Misses the Mark on Cybersecurity While there will be heated disagreements on how President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy characterizes America’s relationship with both China and Europe, few will disagree with the... December 15, 2025 How to Finish off the Muslim Brotherhood Washington has argued for years about how to deal with the Muslim Brotherhood. President Donald Trump just upended a decade of debate by choosing precision to surgically target the Brotherhood... December 15, 2025 Syria investigates deadly attack on US forces, US names 2 National Guard soldiers as victims On December 15, the Iowa National Guard released the names of two US soldiers who were killed in a terrorist attack in Syria on December 13. “Our entire National Guard family mourns... December 15, 2025 Lebanon Must Pick the Abraham Accords over the Muslim Brotherhood It would be a grave mistake for Lebanon to swap the Islamist resistance axis of Iran for the Muslim Brotherhood of Turkey and Qatar. ... December 15, 2025 China’s factories never sleep, but Europe does Warning lights are flashing across Western markets. Europe is still hitting the snooze button. China exported its way to record global trade surpluses last year, breaking the previous record with... December 14, 2025 Terrorists attack Hanukkah lighting ceremony in Australia, kill at least 16 On December 14, two gunmen attacked a Hanukkah festival at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Two armed assailants opened fire during a large “Chanukah by the Sea” celebration marking the... December 13, 2025 How Decades of Failed Governance Poisoned Iran’s Air Iran is now confronting one of the deadliest public-health crises in its modern history, and it is not caused by war, sanctions, or natural disaster. It is caused by the air that Iranians breathe... December 13, 2025 3 Americans killed, 3 injured in Islamic State ambush attack in Palmyra, Syria US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that “two U.S. service members and one U.S. civilian were killed, and three service members were injured, as a result of an ambush by a lone ISIS [Islamic... December 12, 2025 On Europe, the Trump administration is out of step with Congress, Americans The Trump administration sent shockwaves across the Atlantic last week with its new National Security Strategy. The strategy’s dismissal of the threat from Russia and harsh criticisms of Europe... December 12, 2025 The Islamic State’s war on Christians in Congo As the Trump Administration touts an ostensible peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, another deadly, albeit less-talked-about conflict is also raging... December 12, 2025 The Israel-Lebanon Cease-fire Is Failing, Hezbollah Is Rearming and the U.S. Must Act Now Excerpt Amos Hochstein’s cease-fire has failed. Israel’s assassination of Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah’s latest chief of staff, in late November conclusively proved it. When the... December 12, 2025 Iranian Baluch separatist factions establish Popular Fighters Front coalition On December 10, several Iranian separatist groups belonging to the country’s Baluch minority announced that they will operate under the umbrella of the Popular Fighters Front (JMM). The new coalition... December 12, 2025 Ukraine says it has regained ground from Russian forces in Kupiansk Ukrainian forces appear to have reclaimed ground in and around the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise visit on Friday. The Ukrainian... December 12, 2025 How Qatar Can Help Lebanon Hezbollah’s efforts to regenerate have seemingly reached a critical juncture. In one of the most escalatory actions since the ceasefire took effect in Lebanon last November, Israel eliminated Hezbollah’s... December 12, 2025 Scrutiny Rising Over Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Ties to Terrorism — and Turkey’s Government The Council on American-Islamic Relations is taking a beating this holiday season. Just before Thanksgiving, Texas designated the civil rights organization, known colloquially as “CAIR,”... December 11, 2025 US deploys carrier, issues airspace warning, seizes oil tanker in latest Caribbean escalations Washington continued ramping up its military deployment near Venezuela under Operation Southern Spear, the anti-drug trafficking campaign announced by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on November 13. The... December 11, 2025 Israel awaits return of last hostage, next phase of Gaza ceasefire under discussion Israel is awaiting the return of the remains of the last hostage still held in Gaza as officials in the Middle East and the US continue to negotiate how the ceasefire in the territory will progress to... December 11, 2025 A Free Venezuela Elevates U.S. Energy Security If the Maduro regime were to fall tomorrow, the immediate applause in Washington would be for the restoration of democracy. But in Houston, the reaction would be a scramble for logistics. For over a... December 10, 2025 Africa’s Collapse Is a Threat to America and Israel Regions in Africa are collapsing. Across most of the continent’s 54 countries, governments are tyrannical, Islamist, or both. Many have ceased to function as states, splintering into warring ethnic and... December 10, 2025 Climate change is a catalyst of Iran’s water crisis, but core problem is in government Iran is facing a full-scale environmental disaster, and the menu is complete: from water shortage and poisonous air to soil erosion and dust storms. Some Iranian politicians, however, may have one favorite... December 10, 2025 This Country Is Too Close to America’s Adversaries for Comfort Amid the hubbub over last weekend’s Doha Forum, one detail was largely overlooked: the attendance of former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Iranian officials, current... December 9, 2025 Anti-Israeli Countries’ Attempt To Ban Israel From Eurovision Song Contest Falls Flat — With Help From Germany, Austria The campaign to banish the Jewish state from the worlds of sport and culture is playing out on its latest stage: the Eurovision song contest. Organizers of the wildly popular musical competition rejected a... December 8, 2025 Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: December 1–7, 2025 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between December 1 and December 7, 2025. Israeli activities last week were significantly less frequent... December 8, 2025 IDF reveals Hamas financial network operating in Turkey The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) revealed new intelligence pointing to a significant Hamas financial apparatus operating within Turkey under direct Iranian...

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