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March 12, 2024
U.S. Should Tap Remaining Aid Authority for Ukraine
Until Congress allocates funding to replace any donated materiel, the Defense Department does not want to tap its $4.2 billion of presidential drawdown authority to send much-needed military aid to Ukraine,...
March 11, 2024
Why is Erdogan Meeting With Mahmoud Abbas?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on March 4 in Ankara. Erdogan used the meeting to vilify Israel and position Turkey as a mediator to end the war...
February 23, 2024
U.S. Should Sanction Tehran’s Central Banker and His Lieutenants
The United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned a Central Bank of Iran (CBI) network on February 14 for smuggling sensitive American technology to Iran. The designation once again emphasizes CBI’s...
February 21, 2024
CBI Revoking Bank Melli’s License Is Unlikely to Curb Iran’s Sanction Evasion in Iraq
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) revoked Bank Melli of Iran’s operating license on February 8, following increased U.S. pressure to untangle Iraq’s financial system from Iranian money laundering and...
February 16, 2024
Tough Anti-Assad Bill Advances on Bipartisan Vote in House
The House of Representatives approved the Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023 by an overwhelming vote of 389-32 on Wednesday afternoon, expanding human rights sanctions on the government of Syria...
February 15, 2024
U.S. Should Target IRGC’s Economic Agents
The latest round of terrorist attacks and regional aggression by proxies of the Islamist regime in Iran has put the issue of terror finance by Tehran front and center. Washington has imposed sanctions...
February 5, 2024
Bipartisan Coalitions Urge Biden to Resume Enforcement of Iran Oil Sanctions
Bipartisan coalitions in the House and Senate urged President Joe Biden on January 24 to enforce U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil. Biden’s deliberate non-enforcement of sanctions has enabled Iran to earn...
February 2, 2024
Cyber Resilience Is Key To Protecting U.S. Naval Manufacturing
Regulatory filings last month have revealed new information about the amount of personal information compromised in a ransomware attack on Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG), the U.S. subsidiary of an Italian...
January 30, 2024
China’s Nuclear Arsenal Could Grow to 1,500 Weapons by 2035
China’s nuclear weapon stockpile may grow to 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, according to a new estimate by a U.S. scientific group. The finding increases the urgency to address U.S. preparedness to...
January 26, 2024
Civil Case Against Halkbank Dismissed by Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on January 8 denied a civil petition brought against Halkbank, a Turkish state-owned public lender accused of facilitating Iranian sanctions busting. Despite the petition’s dismissal,...
January 25, 2024
Turkey’s Parliament Ratifies Sweden’s NATO Application
Turkey’s parliament decided by a vote of 287-55 on Tuesday to ratify Sweden’s accession to NATO. Ankara had been holding up the Swedish application for 20 months, hoping to leverage it to extract concessions...
January 23, 2024
Beijing’s Economic Challenges Present Opportunities for Washington
China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported last week that the country’s economy grew by just 5.2 percent in 2023, with the World Bank forecasting that China’s growth rate could slow even...
January 8, 2024
Canada Must Impose Consequences on Iran for Downing Flight PS752
Today marks the fourth anniversary of Iran’s downing of Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752, killing all 176 people on board, including 85 Canadian citizens and permanent residents. The milestone...
January 5, 2024
South Africa Wages Lawfare Against Israel at the ICJ
South Africa initiated proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on December 29, alleging that Israel’s response to the largest murder of Jews since the Holocaust has included...
December 26, 2023
Muddled Definitions of Personal Information Undermine Data Protection
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled last month that a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) must be treated as personal data when it can be used to identify an individual. This adds to a record...
December 20, 2023
Mideast Narco-War Escalates at Jordan-Syria Border
Jordan reportedly launched airstrikes on December 18 targeting narcotrafficking operations in southern Syria hours after Jordanian forces foiled one of the largest cross-border smuggling operations to...
December 12, 2023
HHS Cyber Strategy Aims to Provide Relief for Under-Resourced Hospitals
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a paper outlining its healthcare sector cybersecurity strategy on December 6, paying special attention to underfunded hospitals. This announcement...
December 6, 2023
Iranian Hackers Compromise American Water Utilities
U.S. government officials confirmed on Friday that “Cyber Av3ngers”, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated hacking group, attacked a Pittsburgh-area water utility and nearly ten other small utilities across the United States by compromising an Israeli-made industrial control device...
December 1, 2023
Ukraine Defeats Russia in Historic OPCW Election
Ukraine was elected this week to the 41-member Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), defeating Russia and unseating Moscow for the first time in the OPCW’s...
November 30, 2023
Treasury’s New North Korea Sanctions Highlight the Problem With North Korea Sanctions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned a virtual currency mixer yesterday for serving as a key money laundering tool for North Korean hackers and other cybercriminals. While the department contended...
November 30, 2023
As Iran’s Economy Grows, Inflation Remains an Achilles’ Heel
The Statistical Centre of Iran on November 27, 2023, reported a 7.1 percent increase in Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP) between June and August, almost half of which was due to energy sector growth....
November 27, 2023
Government-Industry Collaboration Minimized Damages Following Hack of Australian Ports
DP World Australia, an international firm specializing in cargo logistics and port operations, detected a hack in mid-November, forcing the company to limit operations at four of the nation’s largest...
November 24, 2023
Can Tehran Neutralize Its Pension Fund Time Bomb By Raising the Retirement Age?
Iran’s Majlis, its de facto parliament, voted to raise Iran’s retirement age on November 19. This decision comes as the government deals with the potential for pension system default that could both...
November 17, 2023
Iran’s Nuclear Program Expands Despite U.S. Sanctions Relief
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog, reported new data on Wednesday indicating Tehran has expanded its nuclear program since September. The Islamic Republic’s nuclear...
November 16, 2023
Washington Should Sanction Chinese Companies Providing Vehicles to Russian Military
Moscow revealed last week that its military has received over 500 Chinese-made off-road vehicles and soon plans to get nearly 1,600 more. This is not the first time that Russian forces have acquired Chinese-made...
November 15, 2023
Congress Should Take Away Iran’s $10 Billion Sanctions Relief
Just five weeks after the Hamas October 7 massacre, the State Department re-issued a sanctions waiver on November 14 enabling Hamas’s terror sponsor, Iran, to use more than $10 billion in previously inaccessible funds held in Iraq. ...
November 8, 2023
The Counter Ransomware Initiative Takes the Fight to Hackers — But Commitments Appear Lackluster
At the White House’s third annual Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI) summit this week, participating countries expanded their efforts to combat ransomware by launching information-sharing platforms...
November 7, 2023
How the U.S. Can Slash Tehran’s Oil Revenue
Tehran exported 1.4 million barrels per day of crude oil last month, of which 74 percent went to China. The Biden administration has deliberately relaxed the enforcement of oil sanctions since taking office,...
November 7, 2023
Boeing’s Cyber Incident Highlights Need for Greater Information Sharing
Boeing confirmed last Wednesday it was experiencing a cyber incident affecting parts of its global services business but not the flight safety of Boeing aircraft. This incident highlights the need for...
November 7, 2023
Saudi Arabia Buys Time for Normalization Talks With America and Israel
Saudi Arabia has extended a deadline for bids from foreign companies to build the kingdom’s first nuclear power reactors. The extension could allow Riyadh, Jerusalem, and Washington to finalize normalization...
November 7, 2023
Russia’s Wagner Group to Transfer Air Defense System to Hezbollah, U.S. Intel Says
U.S. intelligence reportedly believes that Russia’s Wagner paramilitary organization plans to send Hezbollah a short-range air defense system that currently belongs to the Syrian military. Moscow may...
November 2, 2023
More Cyber Collaboration Between TSA and Industry Will Put Railroad Operators on the Right Track
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced updates to three security directives last week aimed at strengthening the cyber resilience of passenger and freight railroads. The new guidance...
October 23, 2023
Hamas’ Cryptocurrency Use Draws Attention to Terror Finance Enforcement Gaps
More than 100 Democratic and Republican members of Congress sent a letter to the White House last Tuesday urging the Biden administration to take action to stop terrorist organizations from raising funds...
October 18, 2023
Israel’s War Against Hamas Will Take Time
A senior Israeli official reportedly said on Tuesday that the Jewish state has struck more than 5,000 targets in Gaza with the goal of eliminating Hamas, even if it takes “months or years.” The objective...
October 18, 2023
How Palestinian Terrorists Yet Again Killed Palestinians, Lied to the Media
Israel once again stands falsely accused of killing Palestinian civilians, this time by bombing a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday. However, the responsibility lies with a misfired rocket launched by the terrorist...
October 17, 2023
Beijing Refuses to Condemn Hamas, Steps Up Criticism of Israel
China refuses to condemn either Hamas’ war crimes or its shock assault on Israel last week, an approach that mirrors its response to other conflicts, especially the Russia-Ukraine war. In casting itself...
October 17, 2023
International Law Accepts No Excuses for Murder, Hostage-Taking
Several activist groups, including chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America, have attempted to justify the Hamas murder, torture, and kidnapping of civilians in Israel by invoking a supposed “right...
October 16, 2023
U.S.-UAE Cybersecurity Cooperation Marks Needed Collaboration in the Region
The United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cybersecurity cooperation. Against the backdrop of surging Iranian and criminal cyberattacks...
October 12, 2023
Skills-based Hiring Can Address Cyber Workforce Shortfalls
On an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis, the House of Representatives on October 2 passed the Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act, which would eliminate all minimum educational requirements...
October 10, 2023
Egyptian Kills Two Israeli Tourists and Local Guide, but Cairo Remains Silent
The day after Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel, an Egyptian security officer — apparently acting on his own — killed two Israeli tourists and their local tour guide in Alexandria. The action...
October 10, 2023
Turkey Actively Supports Hamas, Refuses to Condemn Massacre
Following the deadly terrorist attacks in Israel by Hamas, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan refused to condemn the perpetrators, instead commenting on Sunday, “it’s our responsibility to stand...
October 8, 2023
Israel at War as Death Toll Exceeds 600
A day after suffering the worst terrorist assault in its history, Israel was still struggling on October 8 to recapture all of its Gaza border communities from Hamas terrorists while taking the battle...
October 6, 2023
Ransomware Attack on Hospitals Highlights Need to Ensure Continuity of Patient Care
McLaren Health Care, one of Michigan’s largest hospital systems, is still recovering from a ransomware attack last week that caused outages in patient care services. This is yet another in a series of...
October 2, 2023
Turkey Defies Rule of Law With Life Sentence for Rights Activist
Turkey’s highest appeals court last week upheld a life-long prison sentence for human rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala. The court’s decision violates several binding rulings by the European...
September 19, 2023
U.S. Sanctions Turkish Entities for Fueling Russia’s War Machine
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions against five Turkey-based entities and a Turkish national for facilitating sanctions evasion by Russian companies supporting Russia’s military or...
September 14, 2023
West Bank Rocket Fire Seeks to Open New Front Against Israel
Palestinian terrorists operating near Jenin in the northern West Bank launched a rocket at Israel on September 10, the seventh attempted rocket attack from the area since June. Given that Palestinians...
August 25, 2023
Iran’s Nuclear ‘Concession’ May Not Be One at All
The Wall Street Journal reported on August 11 that Iran has slowed its accumulation of 60 percent enriched uranium — whose production entails 95 to 99 percent of the effort to make weapons-grade uranium...
August 21, 2023
U.S. Sanctions Target Turkey-Backed Militias in Syria, but Not Turkish Authorities
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Thursday against a pair of Turkey-backed Syrian militias — the Suleiman Shah Brigade and the Hamza Brigade — responsible for serious human rights abuses,...
August 16, 2023
Iran’s Pension Funds Are a Fiscal Time Bomb Waiting to Explode
Protests by Iranian retirees have surged this year, with demonstrations last week in several of Iran’s largest cities. Their calls to increase meager government pensions are both a cry of desperation...
August 15, 2023
UK Sanctions Turkish Entities Supplying Electronics to Russia
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly last week announced “new sanctions on individuals and businesses outside Russia supporting Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine,” including two Turkish businesses...
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