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December 8, 2025 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

America’s Allies Step Up Pressure on Iran. They Deserve Support.

President Donald Trump doesn’t want to float anybody’s foreign policy anymore.  Washington’s quest to better balance foreign policy priorities and have allies do more is reflected everywhere...

December 3, 2025 | Enia Krivine |

UNRWA in Gaza Has Been Replaced; It’s Time to Shutter the Agency

The UN Relief and Works Agency — or UNRWA — in Gaza has been replaced by over a dozen other aid organizations. UNRWA’s decades-long monopoly on aid and services has finally been broken, presenting...

December 2, 2025 | Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi  |

Iran’s Al Mustafa University is a terror front

On November 7, 2025, the Daily Mail reported on an Iranian assassination plot against Israel’s ambassador to Mexico. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) orchestrated the...

December 1, 2025 | Samuel Ben-Ur, Krystal Bermudez

How Venezuela’s Maduro became Washington’s most persistent hemispheric adversary

On November 13, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Operation Southern Spear amid an increased American military presence off the coast of Venezuela. Hegseth stated that the...

November 27, 2025 | Mark Dubowitz |

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...

November 26, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Fixing Putin’s plan

Helping make Russia great again is not in America’s interest

November 20, 2025 | Connor Pfeiffer, Max Meizlish

U.S., Mexico Step Up Cooperation on Cartel Money Laundering

Drug traffickers cannot spend their piles of cash unless other criminals are willing to launder their money for them. Without access to clean cash, cartels can’t invest in luxury properties, buy businesses,...

November 18, 2025 | |

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...

November 17, 2025 | Kenan Arkan, Isaac A. Harris, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Cdre. (Ret.) Peter Olive, Craig Singleton

Maritime Protection of Taiwan’s Energy Vulnerability

November 17, 2025 | Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Benjamin Jensen

Chinese Coercion of Taiwan’s Energy Lifelines: A Contest Taiwan and the West Can’t Afford to Lose

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November 12, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Duncan Lazarow

China Pauses Some Rare Earth Export Curbs While Retaining Levers of Control

While China may have officially halted some hostile trade actions, Beijing isn’t laying down its most potent weapons. On November 9, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced a one-year delay...

October 23, 2025 | Caleb Weiss |

American abducted by suspected jihadists in Niger

On Tuesday, Kevin Rideout, an American missionary in the West African state of Niger, was abducted from his home in the country’s capital, as first reported by CBS News. Rideout had lived in Niamey...

October 21, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Duncan Lazarow

Amid Rising Chinese Aggression, Manila Announces Plans To Procure New South Korean Anti-Ship Missiles

In exploring new arms deals with South Korea, the Philippines is targeting both missiles and messaging. On October 16, Asia Times reported that Manila began discussions with Seoul to acquire new...

October 18, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran threatens nuclear weaponization ambitions

Mahmoud Reza Aghamiri, the president of Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University and one of the Islamic Republic’s prominent nuclear scientists, offered a rare glimpse into Tehran’s calculus behind weaponization. During...

October 15, 2025 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Aidin Panahi

Snapback Isn’t Enough: Europe Must Outlaw the IRGC​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​‌​​‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​‍​​​‌​‍‌​‌‍​​‌‍​​‌​​‍‌​‌​​​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‍​​​​‍‌​​‍​‍‌​​​​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​‌​​‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​‍​​​‌​‍‌​‌‍​​‌‍​​‌​​‍‌​‌​​​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‍​​​​‍‌​​‍​‍‌​​​​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

The UN’s snapback sanctions mean little if Europe keeps giving IRGC a legal loophole. ​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​‌​​‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​‍​​​‌​‍‌​‌‍​​‌‍​​‌​​‍‌​‌​​​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‍​​​​‍‌​​‍​‍‌​​​​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​‌​​‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​‍​​​‌​‍‌​‌‍​​‌‍​​‌​​‍‌​‌​​​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‍​​​​‍‌​​‍​‍‌​​​​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

October 6, 2025 | Tzvi Kahn |

Diplomacy without pressure won’t end Iran’s nuclear program

Ottawa should insist that future talks require Tehran to dismantle its atomic program, end uranium enrichment and demolish its ballistic missiles.

September 26, 2025 | |

UN Adds 68 Companies to Blacklist of Firms With Business Ties to Israeli Communities in West Bank

Controversial UN Blacklist Updated: The United Nations added 68 companies on September 26 to the blacklist of firms it claims are violating Palestinian human rights by conducting...

September 26, 2025 | Edmund Fitton-Brown |

UN’s annual gabfest offers more than hot air — though there’s plenty of that

Dysfunction was the main item on the agenda for the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, and President Trump was full-throated in expressing US disapproval. In his speech, he called...

September 26, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Qatar Is Knocking on Canada’s Door

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund just took a $500 million bite out of Canada’s mining industry. On September 17, Ivanhoe Mines announced that the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) invested that amount...

September 25, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Max Lesser

5 Recent Instances of Foreign Malign Influence Threatening U.S. National Security

America is letting its adversaries win the information war. The latest blow to U.S. efforts to fight this war came in August, when the U.S. intelligence community learned of the reduction in size and reorganization...