Why Iran Won’t Follow FATF Counter-Terrorism Rules
As usual, Tehran will make surface-level concessions and play for time. But it will never commit to genuine counter-terrorism regulation.
Constitution
Iran Reshuffles the Deck. Will it Matter?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has restructured the Islamic Republic’s national security apparatus to cover up Iran’s gaping weaknesses.
Op-eds
Zelenskyy and European Leaders Meet With Trump at White House in Bid to End Russian War on Ukraine
“Very Substantial Progress”: Joined by several European leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss a possible...
Flash Briefs
Qatar Is Repressing Religious Minorities — and Washington Knows It
Remy Rowhani, a 71-year-old Qatari citizen, found out on August 13 that he will be spending the next five years of his life in prison. His crime? Posting content on social media that allegedly “cast...
Policy Briefs
Why Trump didn’t have to ask Congress before striking Iran
It has been presidential practice for decades to unilaterally undertake similar military action.
Op-eds
Keep Tehran on the terror finance blacklist
Less than a year ago, U.S. law enforcement uncovered a plot by the Islamic Republic of Iran to kill President Donald Trump. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been conspiring...
Op-eds
National Dialogue Is Unconstitutional
When President Joseph Aoun took his oath of office before Parliament, he pledged to uphold the Constitution of Lebanon. Had the President and his Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, declared from the outset that...
Op-eds
Lebanon’s new government, the absent “resistance” Clause, and Hezbollah’s fate
Lebanon officially has a new government. On January 13, 2025, Nawaf Salam was appointed prime minister-designate and tasked with cobbling together a cabinet. He accomplished this task by February...
Op-eds
Coming to America
It’s not just mass illegal immigration that poses a threat
Op-eds
Daniel Suidani’s arrest in the Solomons proves CCP is scared
At the start of this month, both Suidani and Talifilu were arrested on three counts of unlawful assembly related to the failed no confidence vote of 2021.
Op-eds
‘Only strength can ensure peace’: Palau President Whipps Jr.
There is a lot going on in the Republic of Palau, a country of over 300 islands and around 20,000 people southeast of the Philippines. Its strategic location has meant Palau has been subject to waves of...
Op-eds
How Mao is Outsmarting Madison in American K-12 Classrooms
In a legislative blitz last week, the House of Representatives passed 25 bills to counter Beijing’s growing influence and protect Americans from threats associated with everything...
Op-eds
Jewish Man Facing Execution Under Iran’s Apartheid Laws Targeting Minorities
The U.S. government expressed “deep concern” on May 20 regarding the imminent execution of a young Jewish man in Iran convicted of killing a Muslim during a violent quarrel over...
Flash Briefs
Listening to our enemies
Our intelligence agencies must be allowed to do that
Op-eds
PRC shadow looms as the Solomons head for election
PRC and its proxies in Solomons have been preparing for these elections for a long time. A lot of money, effort and intelligence have gone into ensuring an outcome that won’t compromise Beijing’s plans.
Op-eds
Mongolia Forum: Peace and security in Northeast Asia through Korean unification
Since Mongolia transitioned from communism to democracy it has been quietly working behind the scenes as a peace builder serving as a convening location for numerous talks, dialogues, processes, workshops...
Op-eds
How Congress Can Fix Biden’s Failed U.N. Strategy
Countries from around the world gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, over the past week for the World Health Organization’s annual assembly, but Taiwan was not among them. Pressure from Beijing thwarted requests...
Op-eds
Beijing’s Subversive Political Warfare in the Pacific—and the Need for Greater Engagement by the United States and Taiwan
Honduras has said it intends to shift diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. We know this story: with the exception of 2007, when St. Lucia switched from Beijing to Taipei, the trend has run in this...
Op-eds
Micronesia’s President Writes Bombshell Letter on China’s ‘Political Warfare’
Outgoing President David Panuelo released a lengthy letter detailing Beijing’s efforts to bribe and bully Micronesian leaders – and exploring the possibility of recognizing Taiwan instead.
Op-eds
‘India can provide capital, technology to harness Bougainville’s resources’
‘For the past few decades, the United States has beaten a gradual retreat from the South Pacific. Given the aggressive manoeuvres of China in the region, that path must obviously be reversed.’