Anti-Americanism
Islamist Turkey: A Base for Muslim Brotherhood Jihadism
Memos
South African Government Continues Antagonizing U.S.
South Africa is defiant, refusing to distance itself from the Islamic Republic despite U.S. Ambassador Brent Bozell stating that “an association with Iran is an impediment to good relations with the...
Policy Briefs
Deepfakes on the Front Lines: Iran’s AI Disinformation Campaign
The war with Iran has triggered a torrent of disturbing AI-generated imagery, videos, and narratives circulating widely on social media — such as smoke billowing from a Bahraini high-rise or rockets...
Policy Briefs
Lebanons’ second chance
This conflict could finally free Beirut from Hezbollah
Op-eds
Tucker Carlson ‘has lost his way’
President Trump now sees that clearly
Op-eds
Is the Islamic Republic Down and Out in the Levant and Beyond?
Since October 7, 2023, Iran’s theocracy has watched its entire westward foreign policy crash, disabled by an Israeli counterattack and its shockwaves.
Op-eds
Iran Exploits Diplomacy With U.S. To Execute Protesters
As the authorities in Iran staged nationwide rallies on February 11 to mark the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Republic, the spirit of last month’s wave of anti-regime protests was very much in evidence....
Policy Briefs
Previewing Talks with Iran
Media Calls
The enemies of America’s enemies
Iran, Venezuela, and Ukraine are very different countries, but most Iranians, Venezuelans and Ukrainians want the same thing: to not be ruled by tyrants. They look to America for support – which...
Op-eds
South Africa Eyes Confrontation With Trump Over Growing Ties to China, Russia, Iran
South Africa is testing President Donald Trump’s patience, launching a week-long naval exercise alongside America’s adversaries. China, Russia, Iran, and several other countries in the loosely organized...
Policy Briefs
Venezuela’s Intelligence Chief Remains a Danger Despite Maduro Ouster
If he doesn’t want an all-expenses-paid trip to the United States in the middle of the night, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello needs to better hew to the U.S. line, the Trump administration...
Policy Briefs
Maduro’s last exit is to Brooklyn
But his henchmen remain in power in Caracas
Op-eds
As the noose tightens around Nicolas Maduro, how to ensure a strong — and pro-American — Venezuela follows
With President Donald Trump announcing a “total and complete” oil blockade of Venezuela this week, the noose around dictator Nicolas Maduro’s neck is tightening. A massive US Navy strike...
Op-eds
Putin Hails Alternative To Western Financial System
Russian President Vladimir Putin is celebrating the emergence of an alternative to the U.S.-led global financial system. Speaking virtually at the BRICS annual summit on July 6, he boasted that the current...
Policy Briefs
Turkey still wants to join BRICS while pretending to be a NATO ally
Last year, Turkey took observers by surprise at the 2024 BRICS summit in Russia when it applied for full membership in an organization that seeks to challenge the Western-led liberal international order and is an adversarial alternative to NATO.
Op-eds
Khomeini’s war: Sunni Islamists taught Shia Iran to hate Israel
The ayatollahs adopted the Muslim Brotherhood’s worldview to make the destruction of the Jewish state the regime’s holy cause. The Shia leadership in Najaf now has the chance to return the Shia world to pacifism
Op-eds
Iran Nuclear Program Talks
Media Calls
The Digital Battlefield
How Terrorists Use the Internet and Online Networks for Recruitment and Radicalization
Legislative Testimonies
American Confidence in Elections
Prohibiting Foreign Interference