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April 13, 2026 Christianity Is the Vanguard of Western Civilization—and America Must Protect It Abroad On Easter Sunday, the White House issued a press release stating that under President Donald Trump’s leadership, “the U.S. is once again a beacon of religious liberty — honoring the biblical... April 12, 2026 If Orban wins, Putin will be delighted In June 1989, a 26-year-old Viktor Orban demanded free elections and the withdrawal of Soviet troops in what was a defining moment in Hungary’s democratic awakening. He was a young... April 11, 2026 Iraqi fundraising drives linked to militias channel support to Iran and Hezbollah Efforts that Iran-backed Iraqi militias describe as humanitarian campaigns increasingly show signs of serving as a parallel financial pipeline that also fuels Iran’s current war effort and its regional... April 11, 2026 A breakdown of Israel’s heavy bombardment of Beirut on April 8 On the afternoon of April 8, Israel launched its deadliest and most intense wave of airstrikes in Beirut since the war with Hezbollah restarted in early March. Initial reports claimed that the Israel Defense... April 10, 2026 How to assess America’s 40 days of war against Iran Washington and Tehran are both arguing that they were victorious after 40 days of fighting. A detailed analysis, however, suggests a more nuanced picture in which American forces degraded Iran’s core... April 10, 2026 Trump must secure Iran’s irreversible nuclear dismantlement or resume strikes The United States and Israel have delivered a near-devastating blow to the Iranian regime. In a sustained campaign of precision strikes, they have crippled Iran’s top military and political leadership,... April 10, 2026 Syria focuses on diplomacy amid Iran war On April 9, Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al Shaibani traveled to Turkey, where he met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. It was Damascus’s second meeting with... April 10, 2026 Why Hungary’s two-faced Orbán deserves to lose his re-election bid Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary is on the ropes in his latest bid for reelection, down by double-digit margins in the latest polls. So he brought in a ringer. Vice President JD Vance, a star... April 9, 2026 How Trump Miscalculated in Iran Donald Trump threatened to end Iranian civilization, then sued for peace. If the two-week cease-fire is extended, which seems likely, the extra time won’t resolve the conflict’s underlying... April 9, 2026 From Static Inventory to Real-Time Defense: Why the SBOM conversation has to change now When the next widely exploitable vulnerability appears, your organization will have far less time to respond than the processes you have built were designed to handle. That is not a prediction. It is what... April 9, 2026 Erdogan’s words don’t pull the trigger — but they load the gun The April 7 terrorist attack outside Israel’s consulate in Istanbul should end any lingering illusions about the consequences of Turkey’s political climate under President Recep Tayyip... April 9, 2026 Washington Should Not Compromise — It Has The Upper Hand Over Iran A ceasefire is not peace. It is not the formal end of hostilities. It is a pause. General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made that unmistakably clear at a Pentagon press conference... April 8, 2026 Double-dealing Pakistan is the danger looming over critical US-Iran talks President Donald Trump’s two-week cease-fire with Iran is a huge gamble — and allowing Pakistan to act as the go-between only raises the stakes. Pakistan, after all, is the nation where... April 8, 2026 The law that devoured itself *This article was originally published in French ... April 8, 2026 US, Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire in exchange for reopening of Strait of Hormuz After 39 days of fighting between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire. While there are conflicting reports regarding... April 8, 2026 Know thine enemy During World War II, my father served in the South Pacific. Who did he think he was fighting? I know from reviewing his letters back home that it wasn’t “the Imperial Japanese government.” He... April 8, 2026 What the Kremlin fears more than Ukrainian drones Major banks across Russia on Friday reported major service breakdowns. Their apps crashed, ATMs stopped working, and other capabilities collapsed. The outages caused major complications in everyday... April 8, 2026 Despite ceasefire, Iran and its militias continue attacking regional states (April 2–8 updates) Iran and its allied militias launched numerous drones and missiles against regional countries between April 2 and April 8, continuing attacks even after a ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United... April 7, 2026 Gunmen fire at police outside of Israeli consulate in Istanbul Three gunmen fired on police officers near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 7. The firefight left one attacker dead, two police officers wounded, and two suspects in custody. Footage uploaded to... April 7, 2026 Iranian ballistic missile cluster munitions strike dozens of sites in Israeli cities Iran’s increasing use of ballistic missiles containing cluster munitions has spread damage and harm across Israel. On April 6, as many as 50 sites were impacted by missiles and their cluster... April 7, 2026 Iraq’s Emboldened Terror Groups Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist, was kidnapped off the streets of Baghdad on March 31 and is now a bargaining chip for the militia that took her. It’s a tragedy on replay.... April 7, 2026 Iraq’s bake sale for the Islamic Republic Iran, under financial isolation, is turning to an old friend: Iraqi cash. Through informal financial channels and networks, currency-filled envelopes are moving across Iraq into Iran under... April 7, 2026 Hezbollah Emerged from Iran’s Revolution, Not “Resistance” to Israel A false claim, now common in Western media and academia, portrays Hezbollah as having emerged in response to Israel’s 1982 invasion and subsequent occupation of Lebanon. In reality, Hezbollah arose in... April 6, 2026 Turkey the new Iran? Ankara’s growing challenge to Western interests As Iran and its proxies take a beating from American and Israeli forces, observers are questioning whether Turkey is waiting in the wings to emerge as the region’s next “bogeyman.” The answer is... April 6, 2026 What the 2026 Intelligence Assessment Gets Right—and Wrong America’s adversaries are counting on one thing: that the United States and its national security apparatus will continue underestimating the threat they pose. This year’s Annual Threat Assessment does... April 6, 2026 IDF: Palestinian terrorists violate Gaza ceasefire 22 times since start of Iran war While the United States and Israel continue to carry out combined strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has not halted its strikes against Hamas and other Palestinian... April 3, 2026 Iran downs US fighter jet, 1 crew member recovered, rescue operation ongoing for second Iran reportedly shot down a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle on April 3, marking the first confirmed loss of a manned American fighter jet inside Iranian territory since the start of Operation Epic Fury... April 3, 2026 Israeli goals in Lebanon war shift from imminently disarming Hezbollah to reestablishing South Lebanon Security Zone The renewed Lebanon war between Israel and Hezbollah that began on March 2 is now over a month old, with little change in the overall picture or disposition of the main actors. However, Israeli officials... April 3, 2026 The Broken Promise of the Panama Papers, Ten Years On Excerpt ... April 2, 2026 How to Tackle Venezuela’s (and the World’s) ‘Odious Debt’ Problem Nicolas Maduro is gone in Venezuela, but the country is a wreck—vast numbers of its people have fled, its infrastructure is in ruins, and it is drowning in debt. A return to democracy is vital... April 2, 2026 The War in Iran Is Painful for Poland. It May Also Be in Poland’s Interest. *This article was originally published in Polish ... April 2, 2026 Iran and proxies fire fewer total projectiles, increase accuracy in attacks on region (March 28–April 1 updates) Iran and its allied militias continued launching drones, missiles, and rockets against regional countries between March 28 and April 1. There were nearly 90 incidents in this period, including distinct... April 2, 2026 Has Al Jazeera Changed Its Editorial Direction? Veteran Al Jazeera analyst Leqaa Makki threw viewers a curveball during a recent news segment. He advocated for an escalation against Iran. A familiar face on the network since 2003, Makki argued... April 1, 2026 600 Euros and a Lighter *This article was originally published in French Excerpt Last Friday evening, on the rue de la Boétie in Paris, a 17-year-old recruited via Snapchat for 600 euros attempted to ignite an explosive... April 1, 2026 American journalist kidnapped in Baghdad by Iranian proxy American journalist Shelley Kittleson was kidnapped by Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia backed by Iran and designated by the US as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), on March 31 in downtown... April 1, 2026 Turkey is the NATO ally Trump should pressure first President Donald Trump is right to demand that NATO allies shoulder more of the burden for collective defense. For too long, the United States has underwritten the security of partners who... April 1, 2026 Why we have a TSA and a DHS Let’s take a short break from the imbroglio over delivering paychecks to TSA agents and funding the DHS to recall why we need a Transportation Security Administration and a Department of Homeland Security... March 31, 2026 Israel revealed its true colors after ugly Palm Sunday screw-up Holy Week in the Holy Land began with online hysteria. After Catholic Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and three prelates were wrongly denied access to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre... March 31, 2026 America can bankrupt Iran’s insiders — And it should Tens of billions of dollars have been siphoned out of the Iranian economy by the Islamic Republic’s insiders over the past decade. If the U.S. wasn’t watching then, it is now. “We... March 31, 2026 Israel kills Al Manar employee Ali Shuaib, says he was a Hezbollah military operative On the morning of Saturday, March 28, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted a press-marked vehicle on the Jezzine-Kfarhouna road in south Lebanon. The strike killed Ali Shuaib, an employee of the... March 31, 2026 Iran is not Venezuela, President Trump, and this man is no moderate News of more troop movements and indirect diplomacy notwithstanding, there are signs that the Trump administration is seeking a shortcut out of Iran. ... March 31, 2026 Questions about Israel’s wars — and how to answer them A short while ago, after I gave an interview on CNN about the war with Iran, a dear American friend asked me to recommend how liberal American Jews could respond to questions from people struggling to... March 31, 2026 How to Crush Iran’s Nuclear Threat for Good Upon launching Operation Epic Fury on February 28, President Donald Trump declared, “Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.” Yet, Iran’s clerical rulers continue to defy this... March 31, 2026 Iran intensifies recruitment, repression amid reports of thousands of security deaths, Washington weighs ground operations Washington has signaled readiness to expand operations, including potential ground options, while continuing strikes on Iran’s military and weapons infrastructure. At the same time, the sustained Israeli... March 30, 2026 Home of Kurdistan Region president targeted, American universities threatened as attacks escalate in Iraq The home of Nechirvan Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, was targeted in a drone attack on March 28. The following day, Reuters, citing security sources, reported, “Air defenses shot... March 30, 2026 Contra Pope Leo, Catholic Just War Doctrine Supports Iran Strikes Over the weekend, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican by condemning those who “wage war” and insisting that God unequivocally rejects war and the prayers of those who... March 29, 2026 Unlocking Iran’s potential: a trillion-dollar opportunity for America in a free Iran The United States can seize the moment to support regime change and forge a strategic partnership with a democratic Iran that could yield over $1 trillion in revenue for American firms over the next decade. This... March 29, 2026 The Iran war has given Trump his best hand against China — now he shouldn’t fold President Donald Trump should say the quiet part out loud: China’s years of economic, technological and diplomatic support for Iran did not merely underwrite the regime’s malign activity. It accelerated... March 28, 2026 Yemen’s Houthis enter Iran war with drone and missile attacks on Israel The Houthis in Yemen launched several attacks against Israel today, a month into the joint US-Israeli operation against Iran. Israel announced that it intercepted the first... March 27, 2026 Trump’s Cyber Strategy Is a Strong Playbook, but It’s All in the Execution The White House is making a significant effort toward putting the nation’s cyber house in order. A newly released National Cyber Strategy represents a big step in the right direction for U.S. national...

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