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August 6, 2026 | Michele Kernitsky |

Melania Trump got it right: Russia must return Ukraine’s stolen children

President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 28 at the White House, where they discussed how to resuscitate peace talks between Russia and Ukraine....

August 5, 2026 | Ivana Stradner, Camille Roussel

Russia Is Back to Banning Books

Marcel Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time,” Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando,” and Stephen King’s “It.” These are just a few victims of book purges happening all over Russia. Every...

July 28, 2026 | John Hardie |

Russia continues to aid Iran in war with US, Ukraine says

Russia is still providing satellite imagery to aid Iran in its war against the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged on July 25. That same day, Kyiv said it had targeted cargo...

July 21, 2026 | Ivana Stradner |

How Russia turned Lindsey Graham’s death into a propaganda operation

The death of a public figure is a moment to reflect on a life of service and mourn a shared loss.  But in Russia’s information war against the United States, the Kremlin transforms...

July 21, 2026 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

The Unrelenting Reality of the Iran War

This is probably Trump’s last chance to show why the regime should fear him.

June 29, 2026 | Mariam Wahba |

The Muslim Brotherhood’s British piggy bank

Each month, U.K.-based charity Human Appeal receives roughly a quarter of a million visitors to its website. In 2024 alone, the organization drew in an estimated $110 million in donations. Yet,...

June 26, 2026 | Bradley Bowman, Elaine K. Dezenski, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Axis of Aggressors

June 9, 2026 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Spycraft will decide Iran’s fate

Excerpt After four months of war, Israel still has targets to hit. The latest IDF raids, in this increasingly fictional ceasefire, smashed Iranian missile-defense systems and a petrochemical plant in...

May 27, 2026 | Clifford D. May

Farewell Fidelismo?  

Trump has a chance to liberate the Cuban people – and others

May 26, 2026 | Eric S. Edelman, Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Iran’s New ‘Nuclear’ Weapon

What happens if the U.S. declines to fight for the Strait of Hormuz.

May 18, 2026 | |

Reported U.S. Intelligence Notes Threat From Cuba’s Russian and Iranian Drone Stockpile

Latest Developments Cuba Reportedly Acquired 300 Drones, Is Eyeing U.S. Targets: Cuba has reportedly procured some 300 military drones and discussed using them against possible U.S. targets, including...

May 8, 2026 | Joseph Zacks |

The Trump Administration’s Counterterrorism Strategy Takes Aim at Drug Cartels

Excerpt President Donald Trump’s new counterterrorism strategy is an unapologetic, hard-hitting political manifesto that prioritizes the targeting of drug cartels over the usual emphasis...

May 6, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Oversights Mar Low-End Estimate of Tehran’s Nuclear Weapons Timeline

U.S. intelligence assessments have concluded that Iran is now 9 to12 months away from being able to build a nuclear weapon, according to a Reuters report. Taken at face value, the report would indicate...

April 26, 2026 | Ivana Stradner |

Deny the Truth at All Costs: Moscow’s Perennial Playbook

Remembering how Moscow dealt with the catastrophe in Chornobyl 40 years ago reveals the cornerstone of the Kremlin’s modus operandi: manage perception first, reality later

April 24, 2026 | Clifford D. May, Joseph Zacks, Max Meizlish

The Fog of Ceasefire

April 20, 2026 | Ivana Stradner, Max Lesser

How America can fight back against enemy propaganda

As Iran’s viral Lego videos, which spread anti-Western narratives through Lego-style animations and rap tracks, reach global audiences, the State Department’s call for diplomats to fight against...

April 20, 2026 | Josh Birenbaum |

The dangerous national security shell company game

A national security crisis is unfolding before our eyes and we can’t even see it. A failure by the federal government to enforce the law is allowing hidden Chinese companies to use opacity loopholes and...

April 17, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer |

What Victory Looks Like When Your Foe Won’t Surrender

The U.S. can win without Iran acknowledging it lost

April 15, 2026 | Joseph Zacks |

In the Iran War, the US Needs Strategic Patience

An emboldened and more capable Iran is a far worse prospect for US interests than a few weeks of higher gas prices.

April 9, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz

Regime Revisionism: Tehran’s War Before the Iran War