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February 5, 2026 As Iran tensions mount, beware the hidden hand of this two-faced US ‘ally’ While Washington searches for ways to weaken Iran’s murderous rulers, our supposed NATO ally Turkey is working overtime to keep the mullahs alive — and in power. This week’s diplomatic tug-of-war over... February 5, 2026 How Hollywood can combat Russian influence in Africa Washington is preparing to “challenge Chinese and Russian economic coercion and exploitation of African countries,” the House Ways and Means Committee said... February 4, 2026 Investing 5% in Defense and Commitment to the U.S. Partnership February 4, 2026 Jordan’s Hedging on Iran Is Standard Practice As the United States deliberates between negotiations with, or military action against, Iran. Jordan has become the latest Arab state to express disquiet over the latter option. Jordan is being characteristically... February 4, 2026 After Damascus-SDF deal, Syrian security forces deploy in northeastern Syria Syrian government forces began deploying to cities in northeastern Syria after an agreement between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the interim government on January 30. Syrian... February 4, 2026 Previewing Talks with Iran February 4, 2026 Iranian regime escalates hostilities with US, hardens negotiating position Iran has ramped up military provocations against US forces in the Middle East as nuclear negotiations loom, with regime officials sending mixed signals on uranium enrichment while refusing to discuss missile... February 4, 2026 Hamas injures IDF soldier, Palestinian terrorists violate Gaza ceasefire 10 times between January 22 and February 4 Palestinian terrorists have violated the Gaza ceasefire 10 times between January 22 and February 4 and 99 times in total since the truce’s implementation last October, according to the Israel Defense... February 4, 2026 How Trump can prevent a forever-blockade in Venezuela Excerpt ... February 4, 2026 Expiration of New START Offers Chance for U.S. To Revamp Nuclear Posture Towards Russia and China The expiration of the last remaining U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control treaty offers the Trump administration an opportunity to reexamine and strengthen the U.S. nuclear posture to deter both Russia and... February 4, 2026 Electro-Industrial Stack Vulnerabilities: Surfacing Hidden Huaweis In 1999, Congress tasked the Department of Defense with publicizing an annual list of Chinese military companies. The task was a concession to those opposed to the hurried – and woefully shortsighted... February 4, 2026 Why Is the Trump Administration Wiring Venezuelan Oil Revenue to Qatar? Excerpt The Trump administration hasn’t been shy about its plans to control Venezuela’s oil industry “indefinitely” since the U.S. captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in early January.... February 4, 2026 “Project Vault” Takes Aim at Broken Critical Mineral Markets The United States may finally be serious about breaking China’s control over minerals that are critical for commercial and defense technologies. The announcement of “Project Vault” on February... February 4, 2026 The battered Western alliance Hindsight isn’t always 20/20. It’s reassuring to recall the Cold War as a time when the nations of the Free World (we capitalized the term back then) were united in a great struggle against Communism.... February 3, 2026 U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Shoots Down Iranian Drone Iranian Drone Downed: U.S. forces shot down an Iranian Shahed surveillance drone on February 3 as it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, currently deployed... February 3, 2026 Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: January 26–February 1, 2026 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between January 26 and February 1, 2026. Israeli operations last week maintained an intensified tempo,... February 3, 2026 Russia Bombards Ukraine Ahead of Peace Talks, Ending Brief Energy Truce Amid Freezing Weather “I did call up President Putin and he’s agreed” to pause strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure amid bitter winter weather, President Donald Trump told reporters on February 2. Washington... February 3, 2026 Should Western Tech Giants Partner With Pro-Hamas Network Al Jazeera? A few weeks ago, Al Jazeera named Google Cloud as its primary technology provider for “The Core,” a sweeping program designed to integrate generative artificial intelligence (AI) throughout... February 3, 2026 For Pax Silica, Not All Gulf Partners Are Created Equal The race for AI supremacy will be won or lost by the company we keep, and right now the United States is in high-stakes competition for control of the supply chains that make AI possible. While the US... February 3, 2026 The End of the Middle East’s Oil Bonanza The Middle East has finally arrived at the grim reckoning long barreling toward it: a ruinous collapse of oil revenues that renders government deficits utterly unsustainable. Among the wealthy Gulf... February 3, 2026 As Erdogan Declines, Turkey’s Succession Crisis Is America’s Problem Excerpt After 23 years in power, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s time may finally be running out. His visible physical decline, coupled with global tremors — the removal of Venezuela’s autocrat... February 3, 2026 After Erdogan: Who Will Control Turkey? February 2, 2026 Trump Administration Scores Major Victory as Panama Supreme Court Rules Against Chinese Shipping Firm The Danish shipping behemoth Maersk is now temporarily managing two ports along the Panama Canal after the Panamanian Supreme Court annulled a Chinese company’s contracts on constitutional grounds. The... February 2, 2026 Justice Department Marks First Successful Prosecution of Chinese AI-Related Economic Espionage Despite his efforts to flee the United States, the law finally caught up with Linwei Ding. On January 30, the Department of Justice convicted 38-year-old Ding, a former Google software engineer and... February 2, 2026 Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February Trend Overview ... February 2, 2026 Rafah Crossing Reopening Could Enable Hamas To Resume Smuggling Operations Into Gaza The reopening of the Rafah border crossing linking the Gaza Strip with Egypt will ease travel restrictions on Palestinians seeking medical treatment abroad. At the same time, it has deepened Israeli concerns... February 2, 2026 Greenland’s Worth a Fight and Russia’s Trying to Start One The “quickest way for Russia to penetrate our naval defenses is steaming from the Arctic to the North Atlantic.” The Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom (GIUK) Gap is the last place allied forces “have... February 2, 2026 Islamic State video details extent of attack in Niamey In a newly released video by the Islamic State’s Amaq News Agency, the group details its attack against Niger’s Diori Hamani International Airport and Air Base 101 in the capital Niamey.... February 2, 2026 Trump must not negotiate with Iran unless the regime first meets strict preconditions The world is focused on a single question: will President Donald Trump strike Iran, or will he once again attempt negotiations – and if force is used, what form will it take and what... February 2, 2026 Sanctioned Iranian leader denounces US, but his daughter lives here Ali Larijani likely regards himself as a principled man. As the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, he remains a loyal foot soldier of the Islamic Republic, boasting a lifetime... February 2, 2026 Rafah crossing opens days after IDF says Hamas violated ceasefire, conducts strikes The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopened on February 2, more than two years after it was closed in the wake of the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Israel’s Coordinator... February 1, 2026 The Nuclear Threat After Tehran Falls Excerpt President Trump is reportedly weighing military strikes or other forceful measures in response to Tehran’s deadly crackdown on protesters, and on Thursday he wrote on Truth Social that “a... February 1, 2026 Cyber information sharing must be fixed – or our adversaries reap the benefits Over the past year America’s public-private cybersecurity partnerships have been damaged by a double whammy of administration and legislative lethargy. In March, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) dismantled a... February 1, 2026 A Month of Crisis in Syria and Its Regional Ramifications Syria has experienced another dramatic transformation. After a month of clashes that began in Aleppo and spread to eastern Syria, Damascus announced on January 30 that it had reached an agreement with... February 1, 2026 Cyber information sharing must be fixed – or our adversaries reap the benefits Over the past year America’s public-private cybersecurity partnerships have been damaged by a double whammy of administration and legislative lethargy. In March, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) dismantled a... February 1, 2026 Popular Forces Gaza militia captures senior Hamas member The anti-Hamas Popular Forces militia captured Adham al Akar, aka “Abu Bakr,” a Hamas company commander in Rafah. Akar was among the Hamas fighters who have been trapped in Israeli-controlled... February 1, 2026 Islamic State claims assault on airport in Niger’s capital In a short statement released online via its Amaq News Agency propaganda outlet, the Islamic State took credit for last week’s assault on Niger’s Diori Hamani International Airport and Air Base 101... February 1, 2026 Kicking and Screaming Against America and Israel In the 1970s, after the Six-Day War had time to sink in, an impressive number of Western academics, journalists, politicians, diplomats, spooks, and especially oil executives gave Israel a centripetal... January 30, 2026 Third Time Lucky? Syrian Government and Kurdish-Led SDF Announce Latest Agreement An escalation of conflict in northeastern Syria has been averted, at least for now. But questions persist over whether the disputes that sparked the recent offensive by Syrian government troops against... January 30, 2026 Regime change in Iran is in the U.S. interests. On January 17th, President Trump told Politico that “it’s time to look for new leadership in Iran.” He’s right. The U.S. should unabashedly support such change. Ayatollah... January 30, 2026 Rafah Crossing to Reopen for Pedestrians as Fragile Gaza Ceasefire Moves to Second Phase Coordination With Egypt: Israel announced that it will reopen the Rafah Crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on February 1 for the first time since Israeli forces captured... January 29, 2026 Why Iraq’s Next Government Won’t Shake off Iran’s Influence The man Iraq’s Shia leadership picked as their candidate to lead the country, former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, won’t get an American nod of approval. Maliki was announced... January 29, 2026 Fighting intensifies between Damascus and Syrian Democratic Forces as diplomatic talks resume Despite a US-mediated ceasefire, clashes continued between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria. On January 29, Syrian military drones carried... January 29, 2026 Houthi Actions Force World Food Programme to Close Operations in Northern Yemen In a dramatic move, the World Food Programme (WFP) is shuttering its operations in northern Yemen, which is currently controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis, UN officials confirmed on January 29. The... January 29, 2026 Syrian President Al-Sharaa Deepens Relationship With Putin During Latest Moscow Visit Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa was in an upbeat mood following his meeting in Moscow with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on January 29 — the second encounter between the two leaders since... January 29, 2026 Reports: Hezbollah detains Lebanese security personnel seeking to inspect suspicious cargo Hezbollah prevented Lebanese authorities in Beirut from inspecting two suspicious vehicles allegedly carrying weapons until after the group diverted and emptied their contents, according to several Lebanese... January 29, 2026 ‘Repression Cannot Go Unanswered’: EU Designates IRGC as Terrorist Organization EU Designates IRGC: The European Union (EU) designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization on January 29. The decision was made after the... January 29, 2026 Without Conditions, Qatari Aid to Lebanon Isn’t Helpful Qatar wants to help a struggling Lebanon undo the damage wrought by the recent war between Israel and Hezbollah. The 13-month-long conflict, which Hezbollah launched in the immediate aftermath... January 29, 2026 What Trump’s National Defense Strategy Gets Right — and Wrong The Trump administration quietly released its 2026 National Defense Strategy on Friday evening as the largest storm in years barreled down on much of the United States. Much like the snow that... January 29, 2026 Iran Is Killing Protestors. Europe Is Issuing Statements. 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