Ten Reasons Why the Hostage Deal with Tehran Is a Disaster
The hostage deal warrants reassessment in light of these significant shortcomings.
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How the US Can Get Its Chips’ Worth With China
The passage of the CHIPS and Science Act one year ago this month was heralded as a monumental step in U.S. efforts to compete with China in the tech domain. “We need our government and our economy...
Op-eds
Politics Risk Derailing One of America’s Most Important Strategic Agreements
China is the biggest winner from the current train wreck that is the Marshall Islands–United States COFA negotiations.
Op-eds
Beijing Mounts Record-Breaking Warship Deployments Around Taiwan as Island’s Presidential Election Approaches
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deployed a record number of warships near Taiwan this month, surpassing a previous high established after former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s travelled...
Policy Briefs
Bashar Al Assad Must Pay
Arab leaders have welcomed Syria back into the diplomatic fold, but the U.S. Congress remains committed to holding the regime of Bashar al Assad accountable for a decade of atrocities. In...
Op-eds
Bipartisan Coalition Urges Biden to Send ATACMS to Ukraine
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers introduced a resolution on Friday urging the Biden administration to send Ukraine the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). These missiles would facilitate Kyiv’s...
Policy Briefs
Lessons of the energy crisis
American and European leaders haven’t learned them
Op-eds
Biden’s State Department ignores Iranian death plots inside America
It took quite a bit longer than it should have, but the State Department finally released its 2021 Country Reports on Terrorism. As ever, the document covers the countries that experienced attacks, those...
Op-eds
American Semiconductor Leadership Suffers from Bad Defense, No Offense
“America invented the semiconductor,” declared President Joe Biden upon signing the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, a $280 billion bill intended to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor industry,...
Op-eds
This Memorial Day, remember those killed in this century’s wars
To the families of those who have given their holy blood for our land, we all bow to you in reverence and to the souls of your loved ones.
Op-eds
What is the Future of Cyber Deterrence?
Excerpt Scholars and practitioners alike have debated the feasibility of applying deterrence models to cyberspace. Advocates of “cyber persistence theory,” for instance, posit that deterrence strategies...
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It’s Time to Talk About the Shortcomings of Cybersecurity in the Water Industry
In the United States, there are 16 “critical infrastructure” sectors so vital for the fundamental health, safety, and prosperity of the country that their incapacitation or destruction would have catastrophic...
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Iran ‘sham’ trial of California resident sparks allegations that world powers have abandoned him
Iranian regime 'scapegoating an innocent man' over bombing allegations, Jamshid Sharmahd's daughter says
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How “Never again!” became “never mind”
To the fashionably woke, Uyghur lives don’t matter
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Eyewitness: Volcano, tsunami devastate Tonga, help urgently needed
World Exclusive: ‘One could see the huge smoke column from the volcano shoot straight up from the horizon into the sky, until you couldn’t see it anymore. It’s almost as if it was erupting into space itself.’
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Iran wrestling chief, US green card holder, calls for a violent ‘Death to America’
Dabir's statement comes a year after a former Iranian wrestling champion was executed for protesting corruption in the country
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Chile, Where Green Ideals Collide
Chileans recently elected Gabriel Boric, a young, former social justice student activist, as president. He is the most left-wing politician to run the country since Salvador Allende. Much like his progressive...
Op-eds
Congress should support the Biden administration’s effort to sell defensive missiles to Saudi Arabia
A fight is brewing within the Democratic party over whether to permit the sale of defensive air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia. The Biden administration’s State Department approved the sale of 280 AIM-120C...
Op-eds
How China Is Trying to Turn the U.S. against Itself
Across the country, Beijing has worked to cultivate relationships with state and local governments and private businesses in an effort to advance its agenda.
Op-eds
It’s Time to Be Honest About Fossil Fuels’ Role in Energy Transition
As soaring fuel inflation turns into a political risk, Biden needs a smarter energy policy fast.