Central Europe

May 8, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Replacing America

China’s Communists rulers intend to establish a new world order

February 8, 2022 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germany must implement its ban of Hezbollah terror activities

To great fanfare, Berlin announced in April 2020 that it outlawed all activities of the Lebanese terrorist movement Hezbollah within the territory of the Federal Republic. However, the ban remains a...

March 24, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Taking the War to the BDS Activists

Israel is in a war against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement that includes using preemptive measures to curb the potential impact on the Jewish state, Strategic Affairs Minister Gila...

July 25, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Analysis: Is the BDS movement facing economic warfare?

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is staring down the barrel of economic warfare with financial assaults on BDS, replicating in many ways the sanctions architecture imposed on Iran t...

October 13, 2015 | Michael Ledeen |

The New Axis of Evil

Do you remember the Axis of Evil?  It was one of the major themes of President George W. Bush’s State of the Union speech in 2002, 4 months after the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Unite...

August 24, 2015 | John Hannah |

Don’t Call Obama’s Iran Diplomacy ‘Reaganesque’

Brent Scowcroft’s Aug. 23 op-ed, “An...

December 1, 2014 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Iran Extension Foreshadows a Bad Nuclear Deal

The deadline for a nuclear deal came and went Monday with no agreement - just a seven-month extension of the interim agreement. Public comments by Western and Iranian officials, as well as media...

February 3, 2014 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Austria Aggressively Moves to Boost Trade with Iran

Austria’s ambassador to Tehran, and the vice president of the country’s chamber of commerce, have expressed sharp criticism of tough sanctions targeting Iran’s nuclear program....

November 6, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal The Jerusalem Post |

‘Austria Committed to Implementing Iran Sanctions’

Austria’s Foreign Ministry flatly rejected on Monday accusations by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, which asserted over the weekend that Vienna is a major hub for Iranian money-laundering, in...

June 20, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal The Long War Journal

Germany Starts to Clamp Down on Salafists

BERLIN, Germany - Last week the German interior ministry stepped up its efforts against a growing Salafist network in the Federal Republic, stating that "[t]he organization acts in opposition to...

May 31, 2012 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

The Real ‘Spring’ is Not Arab

Buried beneath the news’ cycle of the Arab Spring is a much overlooked and potentially r...

December 28, 2010 | National Review Online

Our Big Fat Moroccan Wedding

Our son Daniel (aka Lt Ledeen, USMC, based in Okinawa) is in the midst of week-long events that will culminate in the wedding ceremony on Thursday afternoon here in Jerusalem. He is marrying Nata...

July 21, 2010 | Benjamin Weinthal Jerusalem Post

Germany’s Chance to Get Serious on Sanctions

The European Union is slated this week to wrap up its new round of sanctions. The goal is to force Teheran to suspend its illicit nuclear program. After years of drowsiness, the EU is no...

June 10, 2010 | Mark Dubowitz Hill |

Plug the Sanctions Hole on Iran

With a short time left before the U.S. Congress finalizes an energy sanctions bill on Iran, the Iranian regime is already exploiting what could be a gaping loophole in Iran sanctions laws....