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Houthis Continue Threats Despite New U.S.-Led Multilateral Red Sea Operation

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen vowed on December 19 to continue threatening international shipping in the Red Sea. “No matter how many alliances America mobilizes, our military...

Tehran predicts Russia-China-Iran triangle of power – analysis

Iran hopes to ally with Eastern powers to gain economic and political power in the Middle East.

Beijing’s Power Play

Safeguarding U.S. National Security in the Electric Vehicle and Battery Industries

Russia Pursues Closer Ties With Iran, China, and North Korea

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov intends to visit Tehran on October 23 as Iranian-backed threats against the United States and Israel increase in the Middle East. The visit...

How Iran keeps the initiative in attacks on Israel, US in MidEast

Iran’s foreign minister went to Qatar and met with the Hamas leadership in the first week of the war, pledging cooperation with Hamas.

America cannot ignore the Middle East

Despite calls to refocus American grand strategy towards Europe and Asia, events in Israel show that the United States cannot abandon its commitments in the Middle East.

Code Pink’s Ukraine policy

Ten reasons conservatives should not adopt it

Reading the UNGA tea leaves

America’s enemies and adversaries reveal their intentions

Israel must not roll the dice when it comes to nuclear threats

If Israel's rejection of allowing enrichment in Saudi Arabia means the derailment of normalization deals, so be it. Israel should seek a deal that overcomes the problematic Saudi demand for an independent fuel cycle on the one hand, and minimizes the damage from the nuclear understandings with Iran on the other hand.

Why it’s important to continue our support for Ukraine

Russian victory in Ukraine would give comfort and confidence to those who hate America

How China Uses Shipping for Surveillance and Control

Beijing’s global maritime operations double as intelligence-gathering outposts.

Ambitious Asia-to-Europe Corridor Will Link Up U.S. Partners

Latest Developments World leaders announced plans on September 9 for a rail and shipping corridor running from India through the Arabian Peninsula to Israel. The “India-Middle East-Europe Economic...

Italy is about to say to Beijing, ‘Hit the road, Xi’

Rome's anticipated departure from the Belt and Road Initiative likely marks the end of the project’s grand European aspirations, Elaine Dezenski writes.

Building Partner Capabilities for Cyber Operations

The Order of Nine Angles

Its Worldview and Connection to Violent Extremism

Washington Needs a New Economic Security Framework for the Americas

Washington must bring powerful answers to pressing issues in the region: populism, political unrest, and disinformation; water and food insecurity; extreme weather; mass migration; the evolving drug trade; money laundering and corruption; and weakened democratic institutions.

Countering Threats Posed by Nation-State Actors in Latin America to U.S. Homeland Security

Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence

U.S. Deploys F-22s to Syria to Deter ‘Unprofessional Behavior’ by Russia

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on June 14 the deployment of advanced fighter jets, F-22 Raptors, to the Middle East to deter dangerous and provocative behavior by Russian aircraft in the...

How the Compacts of Free Association Support U.S. Interests and Counter the PRC’s Influence | Indo-Pacific Task Force

Indo-Pacific Task Force

The fantasy of multipolarity

It would lead to brave new world order dominated by Chinese Communists