How Hezbollah Fundraises Through Crime
Hours after Hamas massacred 1,200 Israelis on October 7, Hezbollah opened a second front against Israel on its northern border, re-igniting a conflict now at risk of escalating into a full-blown war. While...
Ayman Saied Joumaa
Underwriting Hezbollah Inc.
By funding the failed Lebanese state and lifting sanctions on Iran, the United States is partnering with the world’s deadliest crime syndicate
Op-eds
Hezbollah’s al-Qard al-Hasan and Lebanon’s Banking Sector
Memos
Social Media Is an Intel Gold Mine. Why Aren’t Governments Using It?
“To platform or to deplatform” is the wrong debate.
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
Trump’s Iran Crackdown Isn’t Enough to Stop Hezbollah
Unless Washington targets the group more effectively, it can outlive the pressure on Tehran.
Op-eds
Hezbollah Operative Ali Kourani Convicted on Terrorism Charges
A New York federal court convicted Hezbollah operative Ali Kourani o...
Policy Briefs
Treasury Sanctions Against Lebanese Exchange House Shows Narco-terror Convergence
The U.S. Department of Treasury sanctioned Lebanese national Kassem Mohamed Chams and his company, Chams Exchange Company SAL (otherwi...
Policy Briefs
Pompeo Needs to Confront Paraguay’s Hezbollah Problem
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is headed to Paraguay this week to garner support for the Trump Administration’s policy of ma...
Op-eds
Paraguay Is a Fiscal Paradise for Terrorists
The South American country needs to do a better job patrolling its financial system—or face the consequences.
Op-eds
Why Is Trump Going Soft on Hezbollah?
On Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence is set to meet with regional leaders at the Summit of the Americas, where he should tell those assembled that it is time to launch a coordinated campaign ag...
Op-eds
Examining the Effectiveness of the Kingpin Designation Act in the Western Hemisphere
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Congressional Testimonies
Time to Designate Hezbollah as a Transnational Criminal Organization
Intended to fight transnational organized crime, Executive Orders 13581 and...
Policy Briefs
Netanyahu’s Latin America Trip: Another Chance To Talk About Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Latin America on Monday in a trip laden with symbolism. He boarded the first El Al flight to Argentina since 1960, when the Israeli flagship carrier b...
Op-eds
How to handle Hezbollah in Latin America
In his inaugural address, President Trump pledged to eradicate radical Islamic terrorism &l...
Op-eds
Meet Venezuela’s new VP, fan of Iran and Hezbollah
Facing a parliamentary vote to oust him and a call for new...
Op-eds
To Combat Illegal Immigration, Trump Should Target Latin America’s Hezbollah-Narco Nexus
President-elect Donald Trump staked much of his successful campaign on stopping illegal immigration. Yet the flow of migrants is symptomatic of a much larger danger to U....
Op-eds
A Dangerous Nexus: Terrorism, Crime, and Corruption
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Congressional Testimonies
Connecting the Dots: Hezbollah, Iran’s Web of Plots
As the European Union grapples with a ban of the Lebanese Shi’ite organization Hezbollah within its territory, reports emerged last week of foiled Iranian and Hezbollah terror and criminal...
Op-eds
US Targets Hezbollah’s Financial Arms in Lebanon
A move by the United States to designate two Lebanese exchange agencies as primary money launderers seeks to prevent Hezbollah from abusing the country’s financial system, said David Cohen,...