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February 3, 2025 Netanyahu must push Trump to take real action on Iran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing in Washington for one of his most important meetings in recent years with President Trump. Netanyahu has the honor of being the first leader invited... February 3, 2025 Cracks in the Core? The Meaning Behind Iran’s Assassinations On January 18, 2025, an Iranian judicial employee assassinated Supreme Court Justices Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghisseh. Their deaths may be the tip of the iceberg in terms of a broader dynamic that is undermining the stability of the Islamic Republic. February 3, 2025 Biden Started a Process to Protect US National Security from China. Trump Should Finish It. For years, warning lights have been flashing around the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) drive to assert global dominance and reshape international governance in the likeness of its own oppressive regime.... February 3, 2025 Eyal Zamir, well known to industry, named Israeli Defense Forces Chief of Staff Israel’s Minister of Defense Israel Katz has tapped Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eyal Zamir to be the new Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff, the government here announced Feb. 1. Zamir will take up his post... February 3, 2025 ‘Not worried’: South Africa sets itself on a collision course with Trump On the sidelines of last month’s World Economic Forum, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa casually declared he is “not worried” about his country’s relationship with the United... February 2, 2025 Trump’s Second Shot at Peace in the Middle East With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Washington is bracing for a reprise of the president’s now-famous unpredictable and mercurial approach to governance. But if there was one area of Trump’s... February 1, 2025 Why Does Qatar Keep Helping Terrorists? Just hours before leaving power, the Biden administration agreed to trade a Taliban prisoner for two Americans held in Afghanistan. Qatar facilitated the swap. Twelve hundred miles away, the Qatar-brokered... January 31, 2025 The Iranian Nuclear Threat in an Era of Self-deterrence Nuclear weapons are the ultimate means of deterrence and coercion. Once used as a decisive weapon to defeat Japan and end World War II, their massively destructive nature led to the emergence of a global taboo against using these weapons ever again. January 31, 2025 North Korean troops pull back in Kursk as Pyongyang prepares fresh deployment, officials say North Korean (DPRK) forces fighting in Russia’s Kursk region “have been pulled off the front lines after suffering heavy casualties,” though their absence may only be temporary, The New York... January 31, 2025 US airstrike kills Al Qaeda operative in Syria US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it killed a senior leader of Hurras al Din, Al Qaeda’s branch in Syria, in an airstrike in Syria on January 30. The strike, which took place less... January 31, 2025 Will Egypt’s President Become Trump’s Least Favorite Dictator? Hours after President Donald Trump revealed plans to ask Egypt to enable Palestinian refugees looking to escape the war to enter the Sinai Peninsula from Gaza, Cairo’s Foreign Ministry issued a... January 31, 2025 Syria gets a new autocrat as Sharaa styles himself ‘president’ Forget the risk of Syria turning into an Islamist emirate. The country’s de facto ruler and former al-Qaeda operative Ahmad Sharaa on Wednesday proclaimed himself “transitional president,” with his X... January 31, 2025 The right to exist Liberal and left-wing adversaries of Israel indulge in an abiding fantasy that one day the Jewish state, which they falsely regard as an ethnostate built upon an ideology of Jewish supremacy, will be replaced... January 31, 2025 The Potential Challenges of Deterring a Nuclear Iran Excerpt Unpacking the importance of deterrence to Iranian security policy can help the United States and others to devise strategies aimed at having a deterrent effecton Tehran. Deterrence is an obsession... January 30, 2025 Ahmad al Sharaa’s Victory Conference: Syria’s new era and an exclusive translation of Sharaa’s speech On January 29, Syria’s new leadership, headed by Ahmad al Sharaa—formerly known as Abu Mohammad al Jolani, the emir of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) and previously the leader of Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate,... January 30, 2025 Hamas confirms the death of Mohammad Deif and other senior leaders On January 30, Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida stated that Israel killed seven of the group’s senior leaders during the recent war that began with Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.... January 30, 2025 Palestinian terrorist groups react to Israel’s latest West Bank operation The Security Cabinet of Israel directed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the Shin Bet intelligence agency, and the Israel Border Police to conduct an operation aimed at “bolstering security” in the... January 30, 2025 Elbit to supply Israel with $80 million in EW and protection suites for F-16s The Israel Ministry of Defense is acquiring $80 million in “advanced self-protection suites” for Israel’s F-16I aircraft, the latest in a procurement blitz in the wake of the conflicts in Gaza and... January 30, 2025 Syria appoints new president amid widespread diplomatic engagement efforts In a move that will have significant implications for Syria and its international relations, Ahmed Sharaa was named the country’s president on January 29. The appointment is expected to provide... January 29, 2025 Trump will rue recklessly yanking security from Mike Pompeo, others in Iran’s crosshairs Newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday canceled the personal security detail assigned to retired Gen. Mark Milley, following his boss President Trump’s decision to revoke... January 29, 2025 Naim Qassem’s most defiant speech yet as Hezbollah secretary-general Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s last speech, delivered on Monday, was his most defiant to date. Qassem spoke one day after the expiration of the November 27 Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal’s... January 29, 2025 Biden quietly approved South Africa’s pro-Hamas envoy. Trump should fire him. “I do not recognize Israel as ‘Jewish.’”... January 29, 2025 Continued chaos in Syria: Iraqi militias and an Alawite insurgency On January 25, a new Iraqi militia, Kataib Awliya’ al Haq (Guardians of Truth Brigades), announced its formation. So far, the group has issued a single statement displaying its full name, logo, and... January 29, 2025 Lebanon’s prime minister-designate is unlikely to confront Hezbollah After a two-year vacancy, Lebanon finally has a president. On January 9, Joseph Aoun was swept into office as its fourteenth holder to Lebanese and international acclaim. More importantly, if... January 29, 2025 The Biden Administration Left Space Vulnerable to Cyberattack Space systems are as vital as electricity to our everyday lives, but their cybersecurity is not similarly prioritized by the federal government. President Joe Biden’s final cybersecurity executive... January 28, 2025 Memo to Trump: Beware the ‘Reverse Teddy’ That was quick. A day after Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro denied entry to American planes returning deported Colombian migrants from the United States, Petro—who complained that the migrants were... January 28, 2025 Uneasy Truce: Israel’s Fragile Ceasefires with Hamas and Hezbollah For fifteen months, Israel fought a difficult and complex war on multiple fronts. It was the costliest war in Israel’s history in terms of civilians killed and hostages taken, with more... January 28, 2025 Iranian-backed militias in Iraq face an uncertain future Iraq’s pro-Iranian militias face an uncertain future after the December fall of the Bashar al Assad regime in Syria and amid pressure from Iraqi authorities for armed groups to be disbanded or incorporated... January 27, 2025 Who’s afraid of China? Palau inauguration calls bluff of ‘friends to all, enemies to none’ For all the regional talk of “Pacific family” and “friends to all enemies to none” who did – and who didn’t – show up for the Jan. 16 inauguration of Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr.... January 26, 2025 The strategic Tishrin Dam has become a flashpoint in post-Assad Syria The Tishrin Dam on the Euphrates River in Syria has become a key point of conflict in the country’s post-Assad era. Since the fall of dictator Bashar al Assad’s regime on December 8, the dam has been... January 26, 2025 Deconstructing the Inauguration: No, not that one While much of the world was anticipating the January 20th Inauguration in Washington, D.C., another Inauguration was being held that warrants some deconstruction to understand the less flashy—but important... January 25, 2025 Hamas begins to publish the names of its dead members On Friday, Hamas officially acknowledged the deaths of senior members Rawhi Mushtaha and Sami Odeh. During the war, Hamas, along with most armed groups in the Gaza Strip, implemented a policy... January 24, 2025 Just how useful are the ‘useful idiots’? Ever since political Zionism emerged at the end of the 19th century as a movement to create and sustain a Jewish state in the historic Land of Israel, it has encountered Jewish opposition to its goals.... January 24, 2025 Islamic State calls for jihad in Sudan “Sudan is forgotten!” reads the headline of the editorial in this week’s Al Naba newsletter, the Islamic State’s weekly publication highlighting its global activities. In the commentary, the terrorist... January 23, 2025 Trump administration re-designates Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing his administration to re-designate the Houthis in Yemen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The move reverses a decision by the Biden administration... January 23, 2025 Israeli forces eliminate two wanted West Bank gunmen The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that it located and eliminated two suspects in the northern West Bank village of Burqin who were wanted for murdering three Israelis during a... January 22, 2025 How Trump Can Counter Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions Will Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei agree to nuclear negotiations with President Trump? According to the Justice Department, the cleric’s minions tried to assassinate Mr. Trump during the campaign. But given the Islamic Republic’s precarious standing in the Middle East, its ever-worsening economy tied to a collapsing currency and shortages of energy and gas, and a foreboding among many regime loyalists about their grip on Iranian society, Mr. Khamenei might be willing to make compromises in his nuclear aspirations in return for softened U.S. sanctions. After all, he has already made Iran a nuclear-threshold state... January 22, 2025 First hostages released, some IDF troops withdraw from Gaza as Israel-Hamas ceasefire begins The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, which was hammered out in Qatar in the first two weeks of January, began on the morning of January 19. The Israeli government scrambled to approve the framework for the... January 22, 2025 The Hidden Renewable Energy in Central Asia One of the biggest threats to human health, and a major source of air pollution, is regularly hidden in statistical reports as “renewable energy:” the burning of dung, wood, and lump coal. While most... January 22, 2025 Israel must prepare for confrontation with Iran after Trump inauguration The renewed entry of President Trump into the White House signals a new era in Washington, and hopefully in US-Israel relations. The first and most critical and significant issue on the agenda... January 22, 2025 After Intervention From Milei, Will the Truth Triumph in Probe of Death of Prosecutor Investigating the AMIA Bombing? Argentina is currently marking ten years since the death of Alberto Nisman, the federal prosecutor who was investigating the July 1994 terrorist bombing of the Argentine-Israelite Mutual Association... January 22, 2025 Hamas celebrates As the ceasefire-for-hostages agreement went into effect over the weekend, Hamas terrorists – now wearing uniforms and green headbands, no longer disguising themselves as civilians – ascended from... January 22, 2025 West Bank terrorism persists, IDF launches operation in Jenin The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), along with the Shin Bet intelligence agency and the Israel Border Police, launched “Operation Iron Wall” against Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Al Aqsa... January 20, 2025 Iran’s Energy Crisis Iran is experiencing a systemic energy crisis. While many times in the past, Iran has had gas shortages or refined product shortages, this time Iran is undergoing an energy meltdown, with parallel shortages... January 19, 2025 Israel’s Dilemma in Lebanon The 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon will end on January 26, six days after President Trump takes office. While Hizbullah suffered heavy losses during the two months of fighting from late September to... January 19, 2025 A Break in the Argentina Murder Case Tied to Iran Ten years ago, on January 18, 2015, an Argentinian prosecutor, Alberto Nisman, was murdered for investigating the 1994 terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. That 1994 attack... January 17, 2025 Israel moves forward with hostage deal The Israeli government’s Security Cabinet voted on January 17 to approve a hostage and ceasefire deal that will lead to the release of hostages by Hamas. The agreement is widely expected... January 17, 2025 What Happens in Kyiv Doesn’t Stay in Kyiv Regarding your editorial “Biden Looks at His Record and Approves” (Jan. 14): It is true that NATO and the broader trans-Atlantic alliance is stronger now than it was when President Biden took office.... January 17, 2025 Syria’s energy sector and its impact on stability and regional developments Excerpt Syria has the potential to significantly increase its oil and natural gas production, which can provide energy and government revenue that are critical for its stability and reconstruction.... January 17, 2025 Trump must not underestimate Putin’s ambitions to be a modern day Tsar Excerpt As he prepares to take office, President-elect Donald Trump says he hope to meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin “very quickly” in pursuit of a speedy end to the war in...

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