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May 26, 2026 Saudi Arabia’s Voodoo Diplomacy Is Sabotaging Middle East Peace While Iran has strangled Kuwait and Qatar’s ability to export energy and fund repairs for costly damage inflicted by Iranian attacks, Saudi Arabia has done nothing to challenge Tehran. Instead, Riyadh—the... May 26, 2026 Improving Customer Service and Protecting Consumers Through Onshoring May 26, 2026 Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ‘Decapitation Strike’ on Turkey’s Opposition Party In April 1960, Turkey’s second president, Ismet Inonu, and leader of the founding Republican People’s Party (CHP), issued a stern warning to the ruling Democrat Party (DP): Now, the revolution... May 25, 2026 The One Movie You Have to See to Understand the Promise—and Threat—of AI Are you an apocaloptimist? After 104 minutes of “The AI Doc,” Focus Features’ latest film, you might become one. The movie—properly known as “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist”—covers... May 22, 2026 Justice Department Appeals Federal Judge’s Ruling That First Amendment Protections Apply to Sanctioned UN Special Rapporteur The sanctions imposed by the United States against Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur for “human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967,” are the focus of a legal... May 22, 2026 Price Fixing Indictment of Chinese Companies Underlines U.S. Vulnerability to China’s Monopolization of Maritime Industries In the 1950s, the United States invented the shipping container, revolutionizing global trade. Today, China makes almost all of them — and just got caught fixing the price. On May 19, the U.S. Department... May 22, 2026 Trump needs to shut down this key Iranian transit artery — ASAP Iran’s corrupt economy is still bleeding; Washington has a narrow, perishable window to bring the regime to its knees. President Donald Trump has shown admirable resolve. His instinct... May 22, 2026 Religious Persecution Underpins Anti-American Regimes in Cuba and Nicaragua Excerpt When Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pope Leo in Rome in early May, he came with a short list of discussion topics. Cuba was on it, as was the persecution of Christians... May 22, 2026 Amid security threats, Syria attempts to cement stability, international ties On May 19, a car bomb exploded near a Ministry of Defense building in central Damascus’s Bab Sharqi area. One Syrian soldier was killed, and 23 civilians were wounded, the official Syrian Arab... May 21, 2026 Putin-Xi Summit Fails To Land Major Breakthroughs This spring is summit season in Beijing. Russian leader Vladmir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for a two-day summit on May 20 to 21 and signed 40 limited agreements covering... May 21, 2026 EU Anti-Circumvention Sanctions Spark Policy Change in Kyrgyzstan Russia depends on foreign jurisdictions to help it circumvent Western sanctions — but secondary sanctions have raised the cost of abetting this sanctions evasion, deterring at least some facilitation... May 21, 2026 Iranian Oil Exports Nosedive After U.S. Blockade Begins Despite Iranian intransigence, the U.S. blockade of the Islamic Republic’s ports, which began on April 13, is already generating real pain — and real results — for the Islamic Republic. Iran exported... May 21, 2026 ‘Strategic Stability’ requires Chinese accountability Excerpt President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping left their Beijing summit speaking the same language. The official White House readout issued Sunday mirrored Xi’s... May 21, 2026 The Risks Ahead for Ukraine May 21, 2026 After Globalization: The Case for a ‘Near-Global Economy’ Last week’s US-China summit in Beijing led to “fantastic trade deals,” according to President Donald Trump. At the same time, President Xi Jinping spoke of the summit’s contribution... May 20, 2026 Why the EU Should Sanction Russia’s Patriarch As the European Union prepares a major sanctions package against Russian financial institutions, illicit oil trade, and military companies, a seemingly unrelated figure is also reportedly being... May 20, 2026 U.S. Needs To Upgrade Critical Infrastructure To Counter Iranian Hackers U.S. officials suspect Iranian hackers are behind the breach of gas station pump displays in several states. The hacks are part of a long-term Iranian campaign targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, including... May 20, 2026 Why the United States Should Pay More Attention to the War in Mali In Africa, an Al Qaeda militia has surrounded a capital city, killed a defense minister, and blockaded 3 million people, and it is just getting started. On April 27, fighters from Al Qaeda affiliate... May 20, 2026 Hamas replaces military wing leader, IDF reports 19 Gaza ceasefire violations May 6–20 Hamas has reportedly selected longstanding member Mohammed Odeh to lead the group’s so-called military wing, the Al Qassam Brigades. The news was first reported by Saudi newspaper Asharq... May 20, 2026 A Problem at the Source *This article was originally published in French Excerpt It started with a Nicholas Kristof column in The New York Times alleging widespread sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners. Among... May 20, 2026 Saudi Arabia and UAE say drone attacks were launched from Iraq Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said that recent drone attacks against their countries originated from Iraq. “The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that six drones had been launched... May 20, 2026 San Francisco State is home to a student group linked to terror organizations Mahmoud Khalil is facing deportation after serving as a spokesperson for a Columbia University group that barred Jewish students from entering their anti-Israel tent encampment amid chants of “Go back... May 20, 2026 Distrust and verify How successful was last week’s summit in Beijing? President Trump said it was a “great success.” Xi Jinping, China’s supreme ruler, merely called the meeting “constructive.” Perhaps... May 19, 2026 Iraq Forms a New Government Without Resolving Cabinet Role of Iran-Backed Militias After six months of internal discord against the background of competing foreign interests, Iraq has formed its new government, ending the stasis that followed the November 2025 election. Prime Minister... May 19, 2026 Post-Assad Syria Is Mending Fences With Russia The new Syrian leadership has signaled openness to the West and has even demonstrated cooperation with Ukraine — Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in April.... May 19, 2026 Breaking the Myth of Hezbollah’s Captive Constituency Israel’s Alma Center is wrong about Lebanon’s Shia population. In a recent article, the institute claimed that Hezbollah’s Shia constituency is a “captive audience” chained by dependency, fear,... May 18, 2026 Reported U.S. Intelligence Notes Threat From Cuba’s Russian and Iranian Drone Stockpile Latest Developments Cuba Reportedly Acquired 300 Drones, Is Eyeing U.S. Targets: Cuba has reportedly procured some 300 military drones and discussed using them against possible U.S. targets, including... May 18, 2026 Netanyahu pushes for US military aid drawdown Amid unresolved conflicts with Iran and Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to promote a plan to move his country away from American military aid. Speaking to 60 Minutes on... May 18, 2026 Why Hezbollah’s Use of FPV Drones Against Israel Will Backfire Hezbollah has begun using first-person view (FPV) drones against Israel, causing casualties among Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops deployed along the Lebanese border. While the threat is growing, it... May 18, 2026 Is a ‘New Middle East’ Still Possible? The one constant about the Middle East is that it is always changing. As one of the world’s most active regions in terms of conflict and diplomatic concerns, the region is of particular interest to... May 18, 2026 UAE sanctions Hezbollah-linked financial network, reflecting US designations On May 12, the United Arab Emirates’ official news agency, Emirates News Agency, announced that Abu Dhabi had designated 16 Lebanese nationals and five Lebanon-based entities to its terrorism... May 18, 2026 Trump plays a dangerous game, bargaining with Taiwan’s defense Excerpt President Donald Trump is right to want to avoid war with China over Taiwan. He is wrong to think that holding back Taiwan’s weapons, or threatening to, makes war less likely. In a Fox... May 16, 2026 US, Nigerian forces kill senior Islamic State leader The US military, “in coordination with the Armed Forces of Nigeria,” killed Abu Bilal al Minuki, a top Islamic State leader, and other unnamed commanders in an operation in northeastern Nigeria... May 16, 2026 The Humanitarian Aid Machine Cannot Be Bamboozled by Gaza The problem with Gaza reconstruction is not simply how much money will be spent. It is whether anyone in Washington has the political courage to ensure American taxpayers are no longer subsidizing the... May 16, 2026 Turkey’s Missile Ambitions Should Alarm Europe and the United States For years, European officials viewed Turkey’s growing defense industry as an important asset. Turkish drones proved effective in conflicts from Libya to Nagorno-Karabakh and Ukraine. Ankara... May 15, 2026 U.S.-China Summit Underlines Stalemate Between Washington and Beijing The United States and China remain stuck in a stalemate, but Beijing isn’t likely to be disappointed. President Trump and Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping convened in Beijing on May 14 to 15 to... May 15, 2026 Hezbollah Is Using FPV Drones Attached to Fiber Optic Cables That Are Impossible to Jam to Attack Israeli Soldiers The Israeli Air Force struck a Hezbollah drone launch position in Lebanon on May 9. Hezbollah is using First Person View (FPV) drones attached to fiber optic cables to attack Israeli soldiers. Fiber-optic... May 15, 2026 China Is Preparing for a Robot-Led Taiwan Invasion In future wars, machines will go first. Humans will follow. Today, China’s military is developing attritable robotic systems as part of a broader shift in how it plans to fight. That... May 15, 2026 Turkey Plays Central Role in Transfer of Iranian Weapons to Sudan Turkey is enabling covert weapons trafficking to Sudan. A newly unsealed U.S. federal indictment against Iranian national Shamim Mafi details how Turkish financial channels, currency exchanges, and corporate... May 15, 2026 Can the NPT Survive Amid Global Disorder? Excerpt For more than 50 years, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has stood between the world and nuclear chaos. At a moment of unprecedented strain on the global nuclear order, diplomats... May 15, 2026 Hamas commander Izz al Din al Haddad targeted in Israeli airstrike Izz al Din al Haddad. (Khaled Safi on X) Israeli military aircraft attacked an apartment building in Gaza City’s Rimal neighborhood on Friday, targeting Hamas’s military chief, Izz al Din al... May 15, 2026 Trump and Xi talk Strait past each other at summit Trump and Xi met face-to-face, but their minds are worlds apart. Both sides described this week’s summit as constructive and there were no major surprises, but based on initial readouts, the two leaders... May 14, 2026 This Economic Weapon Is Worth Congress’s Attention Excerpt Washington has a foreign-policy lever that costs almost nothing, earns interest and might have helped break up the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Currency swap lines are... May 14, 2026 Canceled Poland Deployment Further Weakens American Deterrence in Europe In a move that will likely send shockwaves across Europe, the Pentagon reportedly halted the scheduled deployment of a roughly 4,000-strong U.S. Army armored brigade to Poland on Wednesday. The news... May 14, 2026 Don’t use GDP to judge China’s strength – look at this instead When President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing on May 14 for his summit with Xi Jinping, China will be ready with a figure – 5%. That is China’s official GDP growth rate and growth target for... May 14, 2026 Iran-Backed Houthis Assist Resurgent Somali Pirates The western section of the Indian Ocean, with its key trade routes and its maritime chokepoints, has faced no shortage of crises between disruptions caused by the Houthis in Yemen and their backers in... May 14, 2026 The Pentagon Is Transforming U.S. Commercial Satellites Into Tactical Battlefield Infrastructure Contested battlefields can change in seconds. Vehicles move, targets disappear, and outdated intelligence can quickly place U.S. operators at risk. For special operations forces (SOF) operating... May 14, 2026 Israel trains new civilian security squads for 67 Gaza border communities In early May, in the Nir Oz community on the Gaza border, members of a new civilian volunteer security team completed their second of eight training sessions conducted as part of a new program. Magen 48,... May 14, 2026 U.S. and Israeli Strikes Accomplished What the JCPOA Failed To Do ... May 14, 2026 Chinese Virtual Espionage Operation Targeted Congressional Staffer Would you discuss U.S. policy insights or trade issues for $10,000? A staffer with the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) received such an offer via email and reported...

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