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January 13, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur, Krystal Bermudez

US seizes more tankers, courts oil companies as post-Maduro Venezuela takes shape

In the week since Washington arrested former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, the outlines of a post-Maduro Venezuela have begun to take shape. Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, Defense...

January 10, 2026 | Reuel Marc Gerecht

Aldrich Ames and the Enemy Within

I had a friend, a Soviet-East Europe Division case officer in the Central Intelligence Agency who served in Moscow in the 1980s. He was extremely well-suited to operations behind the Iron Curtain: He had...

December 17, 2025 | Sinan Ciddi, William Doran

How Turkey Props up Venezuela

The government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has provided an unexpected sanctions evasion lifeline for Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela.

November 11, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Terrorism Turns (Back) Toward the Jews?

The greatest threat might be from the West, not the Islamic world.

November 6, 2025 | Andrea Stricker |

Are Nuclear Tests Back?

Clarity is key on most issues relating to nuclear weapons, and testing them is no exception.

October 19, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht

Covert Action Cover to Cover

REVIEW: ‘The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature’ by Charlie English

October 14, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

What will the Palestine deal unleash?

Regional peace is a bad bet

October 7, 2025 | Craig Singleton |

Combatting PRC Illegal, Coercive, Aggressive, and Deceptive Behavior in the Indo-Pacific

September 30, 2025 | Charlie Laderman, Nazee Moinian

Freedom for Iran: Learning From U.S. Support for Polish Anti-Communists in the 1980s

September 26, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

From Pariah to Partner? Inside Syria’s Washington Comeback Bid

Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Shara’a and Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani travelled to Washington and New York for a week of key meetings in the third...

September 9, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Dr. Erica Lonergan, Joe Dougherty

Building the Future U.S. Cyber Force

What Right Looks Like

September 5, 2025 | |

U.S. Sanctions Palestinian NGOs for Directly Engaging with ICC Investigation Against Israel

Three Palestinian NGOs Sanctioned: On September 4, the United States imposed sanctions on three Palestinian NGOs for having “directly engaged in efforts by the International Criminal...

August 10, 2025 | Cleo Paskal |

CNMI: China eyes control of America’s Asian frontline

China needs to be emplaced in CNMI if it is going to take Taiwan. Usually the focus is on Guam, but widen the geographic aperture and it’s clear that whatever applies to Guam applies equally to CNMI. And Beijing knows it.

July 23, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Beware Iran’s New Ruling Elite

The country’s recent military humiliation opens the door for hard-liners who won’t compromise on their nuclear ambitions.

July 16, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

The perils of peacemaking

Sometimes, you need to give war a chance

July 3, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Mossad’s Next Challenge

Preempting future Iranian threats will require pitch-perfect Israeli intelligence.

July 2, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

The media’s misleading message

Trump and Hegseth’s complaints are justified

June 27, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

Tehran excels at exporting terrorism

In the words of a piece of antisemitic graffiti daubed on a synagogue in Melbourne, Australia: “Iran Is Da Bomb.”

June 26, 2025 | |

U.S. Again Emphasizes Success of Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites

Top General Offers Further Details on U.S. Strikes: Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, laid out new details of the strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities....

June 23, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Can Iran Strike Back Effectively?

Past American triumphs were short-lived, but this time retaliation will be more difficult for Tehran.