Erdogan’s “Pious Generation” Goes Global
Late this past September, Turkey’s Education Ministry entered into an agreement with the Ensar Foundation, an organization that claims to advance educational objectives in keeping with what it calls...
Berlin
Eyeing Russia and Iran, Berlin and Jerusalem Share Naval Capabilities
Amid acts of Russian sabotage throughout Europe, NATO announced Wednesday that Germany completed a test launch of an Israeli-made ballistic missile in the North Atlantic. The test followed Tuesday’s...
Policy Briefs
Germany is stepping up on defense — and Washington should celebrate
The Pentagon’s review of U.S. force posture in Europe has many NATO allies asking questions about the future of America’s military footprint on the continent, even as CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled...
Op-eds
Hidden alliance links Tucker Carlson and Hasan Piker — and puts US in mortal danger
An arresting image from the last century should haunt us in this one. In November 1940, Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrived in Berlin to deepen Moscow’s pact with Nazi Germany, supposedly...
Op-eds
Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack pledged allegiance to Islamic State, prosecutors say
On July 25, 2026, Abdul Rahman Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen of Lebanese descent who had recently been released from prison after being convicted of attempting to join the Islamic State, allegedly...
Op-eds
Germany’s Expanding Defense Partnership With Israel Hit Troubled Waters. It’s Too Valuable To Sink.
As America’s NATO allies boost their defense spending and capabilities to counter Russian aggression, Germany is turning to Israel. After fielding its first Israeli-made Arrow 3 ballistic...
Op-eds
Erdogan Dreams of Annexing Arab Countries, Reviving the Turkish Empire
The prospect of a revived Turkish empire poses a new threat to Arab sovereignty.
Op-eds
Don’t Decimate U.S. Military Posture in Europe
As NATO leaders gather in Ankara next week, there is much to celebrate. Ukraine is gaining the upper hand on the battlefield against Russia. European defense spending is way up. Many European...
Op-eds
Hezbollah: Lebanon Has Just Shattered a European Fiction
For more than thirteen years, the European Union has maintained a distinction between Hezbollah's political and military wings. A distinction the organization itself has never recognized - and one that Lebanon's foreign minister has now swept aside.
Op-eds
This Is No Way To Treat Our European Allies
The Trump administration is fond of reminding allies that NATO is a two-way street. But at present, Washington seems to need that message most. Earlier this month, amid a feud between President Donald...
Op-eds
Trump has finally said what no other world leader is brave enough to admit… and taken a stand against the greatest threat to Western civilization
President Donald Trump‘s new executive order targeting branches of the Muslim Brotherhood marks the first serious attempt by any Western leader in decades to confront the Islamist networks that...
Op-eds
London’s Eurofighter sale to Turkey: A win for industry, a loss for strategy
When British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood side-by-side in Ankara on Oct. 28 to announce Turkey’s purchase of 20 Eurofighter Typhoons...
Op-eds
Germany Resumes Arms Sales to Israel Following Gaza Ceasefire
Returning to a Case-by-Case Basis: Germany announced on November 17 that it would resume weapons sales to Israel that were suspended in August in response to Israel’s planned...
Flash Briefs
Iranian Plot to Assassinate Israeli Ambassador to Mexico Foiled
Murder of Ambassador Prevented: Mexico, with assistance from U.S. and Israeli intelligence, foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Jerusalem’s ambassador to Mexico, according...
Flash Briefs
‘Misguided And Ill-Timed’: UN General Assembly Approves Palestinian Statehood Resolution
Joint French-Saudi Resolution Approved: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) approved on September 12 a resolution proposed by France and Saudi Arabia supporting an “irreversible”...
Flash Briefs
‘Violations of Sovereignty’: Western Nations Issue Joint Statement Condemning Iranian Intelligence Threats
Joint Statement Issued: The United States and 13 NATO allies — the United Kingdom, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,...
Flash Briefs
Germany considers buying US-made Typhon as ‘bridge’ long-range strike solution
Berlin is interested in buying the US-made Typhon missile launch system, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced earlier this month after meeting with his American counterpart in Washington,...
Op-eds
UK and Germany Agree to Sell Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Jets to Turkey
Turkey to Purchase 40 Jets: Turkey reached preliminary deals with both the United Kingdom and Germany on July 23 for the possible purchase of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets....
Flash Briefs
EU Sanctions Tehran’s Transnational Repression Network
Tehran’s global terror apparatus has triggered an important European response. On July 15, the European Union (EU) Council designated the network of narco-trafficker Naji Ibrahim Sharifi Zindashti and...
Policy Briefs
Assessing the Challenges Facing NATO
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