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August 26, 2026 The legacy of Carlos the Jackal Carlos the Jackal is 76 years old and has been in French prisons for three decades. When Joby Warrick went to see him, the old communist had an explanation for his long survival: “Allah has protected... August 25, 2026 US rescinds Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism On August 24, the US rescinded Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. “I congratulate the Syrian people on the official removal of Syria’s name from the list of state sponsors... August 25, 2026 5 Things To Know About China’s Coercion Campaign Against Taiwan and the Limits of Leader-Level Diplomacy President Donald Trump emerged from his May 2026 summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping embracing a new framework for U.S.-China relations. The White House said the two leaders agreed to build a “constructive... August 25, 2026 China Probes Taiwan’s Defenses ... August 25, 2026 Treasury Says Iran Controls Hezbollah. Lebanon Is Still Responsible. Washington has potentially raised the cost of doing business with Hezbollah by formally tying the group to Iran under U.S. sanctions law. On Thursday, August 20, the Treasury Department’s Office... August 25, 2026 An obscure financial watchdog could bring down Myanmar’s murderous regime Excerpt The 2021 coup by Myanmar’s military plunged the country into a civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people. But now the United States and its allies have a golden opportunity to loosen... August 24, 2026 Operation Economic Outcast is a recipe for success against Iran Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday launched what he called Operation Economic Outcast — a global campaign to shut down every last source of financial oxygen feeding a fractured rump... August 24, 2026 Fresh Off Major Defense Drills, Taiwan Proposes Record Military Spending Taiwan is doubling down on a double-digit increase in baseline defense spending. On August 20, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te proposed an 18 percent increase in baseline defense spending for the coming... August 24, 2026 Syria-Israel Talks Will Face a Turkish Test Syria and Israel are back at the negotiating table after a seven-month pause in talks over a potential security agreement. On August 23, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani met with Mossad Director... August 24, 2026 Denied Syrian Foothold, Turkey Could Harass Israel at Sea As Israel moves to prevent Turkish military encroachment in neighboring Syria, officials are bracing for Ankara to shift pressure to the eastern Mediterranean. Turkey remains a member of NATO, and such... August 24, 2026 Knowledge is power: Why America needs economic security intelligence Excerpt America was unprepared for its trade war with China, but it shouldn’t have been. As Beijing cut off access to critical minerals, the United States had no response but a quiet retreat. The... August 24, 2026 Lebanon’s Inaction Is Dooming the Pilot Zones Project Lebanon’s pilot zone experiment, established under the U.S.-brokered Trilateral Framework, has so far failed. The initiative tests a gradual approach in which Israeli troops withdraw, allowing the Lebanese... August 24, 2026 Syria’s Nuclear Saga Needs a Clean Ending Excerpt Your editorial is right: The best outcome for Syria’s leftover nuclear material is its complete removal, not mere safeguards (“Ending the Syrian Nuclear Saga,” Aug. 20). Placing tons... August 24, 2026 Why a Saudi Nuclear Program Is Not Worth Ending US Nonproliferation Policy After years of intense diplomacy in the 1990s, the United States finally persuaded Russia and China to halt further transfers of sensitive uranium enrichment and plutonium reprocessing... August 24, 2026 Taliban force surrender of dissident commander, kill senior anti-Taliban resistance leader Last week, the Taliban scored a pair of victories that may help solidify the group’s rule in Afghanistan and blunt some of the anti-Taliban resistance’s recent progress on the battlefield. First,... August 21, 2026 Halting Trade With Iran Won’t Help UAE Combat Sanctions Evasion The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is moving to constrain Iran economically — but it is leaving a major source of regime revenue untouched. On August 18, following a series of high-level discussions with... August 21, 2026 Deadline for Iraq’s Militias To Disarm Nears but Tehran’s Proxies Show They’re Above the Law Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, appears to be trying to reign in the Iranian-backed militias that have spread terror and disunion in his country. But a recent arrest may point to the limits... August 21, 2026 Albany woman charged with plotting to attack New York Capitol in support of Islamic State On August 19, the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, New York, after she allegedly took possession of what she believed was an explosive device that she... August 21, 2026 What an Egg Cartel Can Teach Us About Critical Mineral Markets While Americans were paying more than $6 for a dozen eggs, the CEOs of America’s largest egg companies conspired to jack up prices even higher. Unfortunately, this kind of behavior... August 21, 2026 How the US Can Reclaim the World Bank from China Excerpt The World Bank Group (WBG) is the mothership of international development. With the motto “Our dream is a world free of poverty” inscribed over its lobby, its ambitions match its power. Founded... August 20, 2026 Beware Iran’s most devious weapon — another ‘October surprise’ The October surprise was born in Iran — and 46 years later, the Islamic Republic may be preparing to launch another one. In 1980, the hostage crisis — 52 Americans seized at the US embassy... August 20, 2026 Central Asia’s Power Needs Are an Opportunity for Washington Blackouts across Central Asia should be a light-bulb moment for Washington as it seeks to diversify critical-mineral supply chains. An August 14 blackout across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and... August 20, 2026 Venezuela continues difficult recovery from twin earthquakes as oil sales surge Venezuela’s recovery from the June 24 earthquakes has grown increasingly costly as the death toll has risen, infrastructure damage has become clearer, and reconstruction has placed new pressure... August 20, 2026 Resistance to Taliban rule persists in Afghanistan As the Taliban’s reign over Afghanistan enters its sixth year, the Taliban remains stronger, more unified, and better equipped than it was before September 11, 2001. Today, its flag flies across all... August 20, 2026 Ankara occupies Syria and then lectures Israel about sovereignty Before dawn on August 18, Israeli aircraft cratered the runway and storage facilities at the Abu al-Duhur airbase in eastern Idlib, approximately 70 kilometers from the Turkish border, resulting... August 20, 2026 Washington Should Not Reduce Military Exercises With South Korea President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Defense to “substantially reduce” military exercises between the U.S. and South Korean militaries on Sunday. These regularly occurring combined exercises... August 19, 2026 Israel Is Drawing the Line Against Turkey in Syria For the first time since March, Israeli jets struck deep inside Syria on August 18, targeting the Abu Duhur airbase in Idlib governorate, roughly 70 kilometers south of the Turkish border. According to... August 19, 2026 Russia helps Iran sharpen its sword Russia is shipping explosives and other military goods to help Iran replenish arsenals depleted in fighting with the United States and Israel, according to an August 17 report by NBC News. If accurate,... August 19, 2026 Tehran’s Negotiators Are Not a Counterweight to the IRGC Whatever separates Tehran’s senior leadership, a strategy of escalation to extract concessions from Washington unites them. President Donald Trump confirmed on August 17 that his administration has... August 19, 2026 Israel lessens strikes after US-backed disarmament plan, rejects initial withdrawal; IDF reports 16 Gaza ceasefire violations July 31-August 18 After Israel rejected the Board of Peace’s (BoP) disarmament plan, US Special Envoy for Peace Missions Jared Kushner and BoP officials met with Hamas and Israel to bridge the gaps.... August 19, 2026 Kim Jong Un’s European front In 1240, Mongol warriors led by Genghis Khan’s grandson Batu besieged and destroyed Kyiv. They came for plunder. Almost eight centuries later, another dynastic dictator is sending soldiers... August 19, 2026 Israel strikes military airbase in Syria while warning Turkey Israel conducted airstrikes on the Abu al Duhur military airport in northern Syria during the evening of August 17–18. Syria condemned the strikes as a violation of its sovereignty,... August 18, 2026 Countries condemn Iranian attack on Kurdistan Region prime minister’s office There was widespread condemnation on August 17 and 18 of an Iranian drone attack on the office of Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. Early on August 17, two drones... August 18, 2026 New White House Report Brings ‘Shadow Transshipment Network’ Into Spotlight To prevail in a trade war against China, the United States needs enforcement tools that match its trade policy goals. On August 13, the White House released a report accusing more than 40 countries of... August 18, 2026 Israel says Hezbollah drone attack wounded 3 soldiers at Ali al Taher; IDF kills Hezbollah commanders in response The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on August 15 that Hezbollah attacked Israeli troops operating on the Ali al Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon with an explosive drone. An IDF officer and two... August 18, 2026 Like Iraq, Lebanon Must Arrest Militia Commanders Iraq on Monday arrested Abbas al-Yaaqoubi, a commander in the pro-Iran Nujaba militia, on charges of planning attacks against U.S. targets. Meanwhile, in Lebanon, the country’s top officials over the... August 18, 2026 Iranians Admit Trump’s Blockade Is Working Your editorial “Trump’s Blockade Keeps the Economic Pressure on Iran” (Aug. 11) makes the right call: keep the blockade on. What’s remarkable is that Tehran keeps proving your point for you. Majid... August 18, 2026 Is Iran Rebuilding Its Ballistic Missile Production Capacity? Has Tehran built back better when it comes to its ballistic missile infrastructure? That is the question set to decide how effective Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion by the U.S. and Israel,... August 18, 2026 How China and Russia keep Iran armed and dangerous Excerpt Iran’s extensive list of demands for opening the Strait of Hormuz has many scratching their heads and wondering how to make sense of a frenetic U.S. approach toward a regime... August 18, 2026 Modern War Demands a Data-Centric, Cloud-Based Command and Control Architecture Russia’s war against Ukraine is the first real-world test of how to master a battlefield overwhelmed by data, exposing how quickly modern forces must receive, process, and share information to survive.... August 17, 2026 Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks August 17, 2026 A path to peace in Gaza: why real disarmament must come before withdrawal Nikolai Mladenov’s newly announced Gaza agreement offers a rare glimmer of hope amid years of bloodshed and despair.At its core is a straightforward proposition: the phased disarmament of Hamas and... August 17, 2026 Open-Source Intel Makes U.S. Troops an Easier Target for Iran Iran is reading American service members’ social media feeds to deadly effect. The fact is that not all intelligence must be gleaned from secret, closed sources for it to be effective, and Tehran... August 17, 2026 American missionary abducted in Niger freed after nearly 10 months of captivity On Aug. 14, Serving in Mission International, a Christian organization based in North Carolina, announced that its employee, Kevin Rideout, was finally released after spending nearly 10 months... August 17, 2026 Will the Gulfies dump Trump? Excerpt We know the playbook by now. Donald Trump intermittently bombs Iran, albeit less intensely than when the US and Israel began their war in February. Meanwhile, his threats escalate along... August 17, 2026 The Saudi Choice That Will Reshape the Middle East Excerpt The geopolitics of the Middle East are shifting, and Saudi Arabia is the prize up for grabs. There are two possible paths forward. One involves the Saudis moving closer to the United States... August 14, 2026 Iraq Struggles To Find Oil Export Options, but the UAE May Be Able To Help Iraq relies on oil revenue for over 90 percent of its budget. With exports hovering at around half of the usual 3.4 million barrels per day (bpd) that were exported before Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz,... August 14, 2026 Checkmate In Tehran: Converting Trump’s Economic Pressure Into Victory President Donald Trump said that his policy toward Iran has shifted to “low-keying it” and “semi-negotiating,” while noting the regime struggles to pay its troops. In essence, Washington... August 14, 2026 Nicaragua’s War on the Catholic Church Excerpt Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has declared Nicaragua will hold “no more elections,” locking the opposition out of power, if he gets his way. Though the 80-year-old... August 13, 2026 Al Jazeera Cuts Its Gaza Staff. Does Its Timing Tell a Story? A Media rights organization has quietly removed at least eight individuals from its roster of media workers killed while doing journalistic work. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it...

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