Anti-Americanism

March 11, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The Biden Administration’s Afghan ‘Peace Plan’ Is an Act of Desperation

On Sunday, March 7, an Afghan media outlet, TOLOnews, published a leaked letter from Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to President Ashraf Ghani. TOLOnews also published an eight-page “peace”...

January 22, 2021 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Varsha Koduvayur

Challenges and Opportunities Ahead for U.S. Sanctions in Yemen

Antony Blinken, President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state, has vowed to evaluate the recent designation of Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Pushed through...

January 14, 2021 | Varsha Koduvayur |

Yemen

January 14, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir, Philip Kowalski

Turkey

January 14, 2021 | Emanuele Ottolenghi

Latin America

January 14, 2021 | Tzvi Kahn, Alireza Nader, Saeed Ghasseminejad

Human Rights

January 14, 2021 | John Hannah |

Iraq

January 8, 2021 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Hezbollah: Narco-Terror and Crime in Latin America

Will the Biden administration go after Hezbollah’s drug trafficking and money laundering networks? Hezbollah’s direct involvement in the drug trade is well documented, ongoing, and a threat to U.S national...

January 2, 2021 | Cleo Paskal |

In U.S. backyard: How China embedded itself in Canada

Since the 1970s, there have been important political and economic pro-China vectors emanating out of Montreal and Ottawa. Since then, that have broadened to influential pro-Beijing groups across Canada. Canada...

December 17, 2020 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Trump’s Iran Achievement

Among Donald Trump’s proudest achievements as president was his withdrawal of the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), his predecessor’s nuclear agreement with Iran. The...

December 15, 2020 | Mark Dubowitz, Behnam Ben Taleblu, Varsha Koduvayur

Countering the Iranian Threat in the Persian Gulf

October 28, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The Emerging Sino-Russian Alliance

How the 'great powers' are reconfiguring their partnerships for a new era. Plus, why it matters that al-Qaeda’s media chief was killed in Taliban country.

October 28, 2020 | Jonathan Spyer, Benjamin Weinthal

America Should Not Sell F-35 Fighter Planes to the Qatari Regime

Israeli energy minister Yuval Steinitz, speaking to the Ynet website on Sunday, expressed concern that despite Jerusalem’s objections, Qatar will eventually acquire state-of-the-art Lockheed Martin...

October 22, 2020 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Erielle Davidson

Hassan Rouhani wants the US to surrender, but the pressure is on Tehran

“Surrender.” That’s the only option Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered America during his (now forgotten) virtual address to the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)...

October 22, 2020 | John Hannah, Behnam Ben Taleblu

The Trump Administration’s High-Stakes Gambit to Curtail Rocket Attacks in Iraq

In an unexpected announcement on October 10, a group of Iran-backed Shiite militia groups declared their intention to suspend forthwith their attacks on U.S. interests in Iraq, while conditioning the ceasefire’s...

October 14, 2020 | Clifford D. May |

Weaponizing technology

How Russia and China manipulate the media and more

September 9, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Trump’s ‘They Want to Do Nothing But Fight Wars’ Smear Was Nasty—And Inaccurate

Contrary to the president’s claim, the Pentagon wants out of the 9/11 wars.

August 20, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Endless Jihad

The problem with pledging to end our ‘endless wars.’

August 12, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

How Effective is Russia’s Disinformation?

Let's look at the numbers.

July 15, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The World’s Most Dangerous Alliance

How Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are using international institutions to undermine American interests.