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June 3, 2026 Qatari Money in America ... June 3, 2026 China Introduces New Outbound Investment Laws To Prevent U.S. Decoupling After decades of courting foreign investment, Beijing is now working to stop the flow of funds going the other way. On June 1, China’s State Council published new rules tightening... June 3, 2026 Turkey’s democracy is dying as Erdogan dismantles opposition On May 21, a Turkish court delivered what may prove to be the most consequential political ruling in modern Turkish history: the effective removal of the elected leadership of Turkey’s main opposition... June 3, 2026 Several Iranian-backed militias in Iraq say they accept state control of weapons On June 3 in Baghdad, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi met with delegations from Asaib Ahl al Haq and Kataib Imam Ali, two Iranian-backed Iraqi militias. He thanked the group’s leadership for supporting... June 3, 2026 Beyond the Embargo: A Toolkit for Squeezing the Cuban Regime Opponents of U.S. sanctions often cite Cuba as “Exhibit A” for why sanctions don’t work. The United States has maintained an embargo on the island for more than six decades — but to what end? Cuba’s... June 3, 2026 The Taiwanese and U.S. Militaries Can’t Really Fight Together Excerpt In Washington, much of the debate over Taiwan’s security has focused on the island’s defense budget and purchases of U.S. weapons. On the first, Taiwan is headed in the right direction since... June 3, 2026 Voluntary Militia Disarmament in Iraq Sounds Too Good to Be True, and It Likely Is Promises from Iran-backed militias in Iraq can never be taken at face value. Asaib Ahl al-Haq (AAH), an Iran-backed militia in Iraq designated by Washington as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)... June 3, 2026 Genocide Accusation: Pretoria Plays for Time *This article was originally published in French Excerpt There are trials whose verdict matters little- far less than the act of dragging them out. Since January 2024, South Africa has accused... June 3, 2026 Israel Seizes Medieval Fortress in Renewed Effort To Defeat Hezbollah After an interval of 26 years, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has again captured Beaufort Castle, a 12th century fortress that occupies strategic high ground in the South Lebanon Security Zone that was... June 3, 2026 Letter to the POTUS Dear President Trump: I’m sure you were disappointed to learn on Monday that Iran’s rulers have decided they’re not interested in negotiating an extension of the ceasefire you granted on April... June 2, 2026 For the War to Stop, Hezbollah Must Be Disarmed The Lebanese government, which has voted three times to disarm Hezbollah since the summer of 2025, now faces an inescapable choice. If the cabinet decides to finish off Iran’s proxy militia, Israel will... June 2, 2026 Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: June Trend Overview ... June 2, 2026 US Syria Envoy Barrack tapped for Syria and Iraq role On May 31, President Donald Trump said he was naming US Ambassador Tom Barrack as special presidential envoy to Syria and Iraq. The announcement came a day after it had appeared that Barrack’s role as... June 2, 2026 Commerce Department Admits Failure To Enforce AI Export Controls on China The United States may have allowed American firms to sell an untold number of high-end chips to China for over a year. On May 31, the Commerce Department issued guidance clarifying new enforcement... June 2, 2026 TikTok warped Americans’ view of the Iran war — one post at a time American military forces deployed an impressive range of weaponry against the Iranian regime during Operation Epic Fury — but Tehran’s allies may have been striking back on an entirely different... June 2, 2026 Israel Risks Another “Managed” Conflict in Lebanon Arecent flurry of diplomatic activity suggests Israel is restricted to a managed conflict, echoing previous inconclusive rounds of fighting. A new or partial ceasefire could give Hezbollah a morale boost... June 1, 2026 Muqtada al Sadr announces integration of his militia into the Iraqi state On May 27, Muqtada al Sadr, the well-known Iraqi Shiite cleric and popular leader, announced the dissolution of his militia, Saraya al Salam (the Peace Brigades). “It has become necessary for... June 1, 2026 Findings of the Commission on Cyber Force Generation June 1, 2026 A Troubling Precedent from Seoul Recent geopolitical turmoil has made it clear that the United States needs reliable partners. And rather than just diplomacy for diplomacy’s sake, the urgent necessity of America’s reindustrialization effort... May 30, 2026 Syria holds elections in Kurdish-majority areas, finds Assad-era chemical weapons Syria held elections in Kurdish-majority areas of the country on May 24, with some politicians and commentators criticizing them for not being representative. Days after the local elections,... May 29, 2026 How double-dealing Oman threatens Trump’s Mideast peace “Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we’ll have to blow them up,” President Donald Trump declared Wednesday. An apparently shocking statement about a nation long regarded as... May 29, 2026 A Private Matter Excerpt In October 1775, John Adams sat in Philadelphia, directing a rebellion. The British Empire commanded the most formidable fleet on the planet. The colonies possessed nothing resembling a navy,... May 29, 2026 6 Essential Requirements for a Good Iran Nuclear Deal A new U.S.-Iran nuclear deal may soon emerge — or at least an initial memorandum of understanding (MOU) to be fleshed out over 60 days. President Donald Trump pledged on May 27 that the United States... May 29, 2026 Beijing’s influence persists in US schools under a new name If students are learning Chinese in public schools, they could be using a curriculum shaped by the Chinese Communist Party.  May 29, 2026 Iran Thinks It Can Still Pull Off One Last Trick After two years of devastating American and Israeli strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites, missile infrastructure, air defenses, terror proxies, and regime leadership, President Donald Trump holds more... May 29, 2026 Commerce Department to Allow Volvo Sales Despite Chinese Ownership, Espionage Concerns Volvo will be staying in the American market despite concerns that its vehicles may vacuum up data for delivery to the firm’s majority shareholders in China. On May 27, Bloomberg reported that the... May 29, 2026 Can We Lead in AI Infrastructure? First, Think We Can The late, great historian David McCullough fondly compared the American story to The Little Engine That Could. It was a common theme across his historical treatment of American marvels ranging... May 29, 2026 Israel reportedly targets Imam Hossein Division missile commander in Beirut strike On May 28, at approximately 2 pm, the Israeli Air Force targeted an apartment on the second floor of the Rayyan Project building, near Shuwayfat’s Ajniha Al Khamsa area, just southeast... May 29, 2026 U.S. Marines Moving Ahead with Israeli Interceptor Technology The conflict with Iran revealed that the U.S. has substantial air and missile defense vulnerabilities, especially against drones. Thankfully, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) is making progress to... May 28, 2026 IDF kills new Hamas military leader, reports 10 ceasefire violations May 21–May 28 Mohammed Odeh commanded Hamas’s military wing for 10 days before being eliminated by the IDF on May 26. Several of his subordinates were also eliminated as the IDF continued to increase the pace and... May 28, 2026 How Anonymous Wikipedia Editors Influence Global Narratives — and AI Systems If you ask Google what Al Jazeera is, the answer you receive draws heavily on Wikipedia. The same is true if you ask ChatGPT, Perplexity or many other large language models. Wikipedia has become the working... May 28, 2026 Shabaab spokesman congratulates JNIM, denounces Western powers in Eid message Yesterday, as part of its annual celebrations for Eid al Adha, Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, released its usual speech for the occasion. Delivered by Shabaab’s official spokesman, Ali... May 28, 2026 Why Christian persecution is Trump’s new foreign policy roadmap During his first term, President Donald Trump made fighting Christian persecution around the world a foreign policy priority. In his second term, it has become something more than that. The... May 28, 2026 Court of Appeals Temporarily Reinstates Sanctions on Antisemitic UN Envoy Francesca Albanese Reversing a lower court’s decision, a federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated U.S. sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN envoy who, according to the State Department, “has spewed unabashed... May 27, 2026 Can Syria Be Friends with Both Europe and Russia? As European officials moved to normalize relations with Damascus and ease years of sanctions on Syria this week, Russian cargo ships continued docking at Syrian ports carrying the oil and military... May 27, 2026 Washington Killed an ISIS Commander in Nigeria, but Has More to Do in West Africa Nigeria’s Christians are among the most persecuted in the world. They face threats from Muslim Fulani herdsmen who have raided villages and killed hundreds of believers. They also face threats from terror... May 27, 2026 The U.S.-China Superpower Stalemate For two days in Beijing last week, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping leaned into the familiar theater of great-power diplomacy. Trump said it was an “honor” to be Xi’s friend... May 27, 2026 Iran conducts new attacks on Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq Iran carried out a new attack on a Kurdish Iranian opposition group in northern Iraq on the evening of May 25, one of several over the past weeks that Kurdish groups have blamed on Iran. Despite... May 27, 2026 The KC-46 has finally landed in Israel. The US needs to keep pushing forward. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has received a major upgrade to its vital but aging air refueling capabilities, as the first American-made KC-46 tanker was delivered to Israel today. For... May 27, 2026 China’s State Support and Pricing Practices in the Biotechnology Sector May 27, 2026 Political Exclusion of Syrian Kurds Threatens SDF-Damascus Deal A dispute over Kurdish political representation and cultural rights is emerging as the primary fault line in the Syrian government’s process of integration with the Kurdish-run semi-autonomous region... May 27, 2026 Farewell Fidelismo? President Trump fancies himself a peacemaker, and the record supports him. His first-term Abraham Accords normalized relations between Israel and three Arab states: the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and... May 26, 2026 Curbing Iran Means an Israel Unfettered in Lebanon Amid the ongoing, fitful diplomacy to end the war between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the conflict’s second front, between Lebanon and Israel, is picking up pace. While Israel... May 26, 2026 The Terrorist Threat Washington Isn’t Hearing Most people who use online streaming platforms would not think of terrorism if they saw “7amas” in the title of a song. But replacing the ‘H’ in ‘Hamas’ with a ‘7’ is a common means of... May 26, 2026 Regulatory Framework for Fusion Machines May 26, 2026 Iran’s New ‘Nuclear’ Weapon Excerpt The Islamic Republic isn’t a problem that can be wished away through quick fixes. Countering Iran, which is a far less challenging foe than the former Soviet Union and communist-turned-fascist... May 26, 2026 Evaluating the Damage to Iran’s Ballistic Missile Arsenal Has the Islamic Republic of Iran been defanged, or did the United States and Israel fail to set back the Middle East’s preeminent ballistic missile power? The answer is more complex than headlines indicate. With... May 26, 2026 Ukraine now has the ‘cards,’ the US must force Putin to make concessions Ukraine is proving it holds more “cards” than some assumed, thwarting Russia’s battlefield advances while pounding its infrastructure. Vladimir Putin is visibly under stress to end the war. Yet... 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

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