Cuba

September 25, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Iran on the March: Restoring Deterrence and Stability in the Middle East

A Response By Richard Goldberg

September 11, 2024 | Connor Pfeiffer, David May

South Africa’s Ties with U.S. Adversaries Continue Unabated

A Russian naval ship made a port call in Cape Town on August 29, after stops in Cuba and Venezuela. This is the latest indication that South Africa’s new Government of National Unity (GNU) will continue...

September 11, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Twenty-three years into the long war

The threat matrix keeps expanding

July 30, 2024 | |

‘Axis of Resistance’ Leaders Attend Inauguration of Iran’s President

Latest Developments Senior figures from Iran’s  “Axis of Resistance” joined a swearing-in ceremony for Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Iranian parliament on July 30, replete...

June 28, 2024 | Richard Goldberg, Connor Pfeiffer

Post-Biden, we must secure the border to address the looming national-security threat

Just two days after that 50 ISIS-linked illegal migrants were on the loose somewhere in the United States, President Biden dismissed the threat of terrorists entering our...

June 24, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: June 24, 2024

Today’s Issue: | 401st Brigade Raids Hamas Training Sites in Rafah Area, Finding Weapons and Tunnel Shafts | Gazans Seeking Medical Treatment Abroad Will be Permitted to Leave Through Kerem Shalom Crossing...

June 22, 2024 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba Exploit the U.S. Border Crisis

Latin America’s authoritarians are cooperating to increase illegal immigration to the United States.

June 21, 2024 | |

UN Rapporteurs Call for Arms Embargo on Israel

Several United Nations (UN)-appointed special rapporteurs issued a statement on June 20 calling on weapons manufacturers to immediately halt arms transfers to Israel. The group —...

June 16, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Sinking ships in Red Sea: Failure of the international community

The international community which should have prevented Hamas from controlling Gaza in the first place, has looked on as Iran then set in motion wars across the Middle East.

May 8, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Replacing America

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

May 3, 2024 | Rep. Rob Wittman, Craig Singleton

With Chinese warships anchoring in Cambodia, the US needs to respond

The recent mooring of Chinese warships at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base marked the unofficial inauguration of China’s first overseas naval post in the Indo-Pacific region and only its second overall....

April 12, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

Nicaragua’s charade at the ICJ

The bitter irony is that it is the country’s far-left leadership, aligned with the dictatorships in Venezuela and Cuba, that should be in the dock.

April 12, 2024 | |

Germany Rejects Nicaragua’s ‘Biased’ ICJ Case

Germany roundly rejected Nicaragua’s accusation that it was facilitating Israel’s purported genocide in Gaza at an April 9 hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)....

March 13, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

US ships begin long, slow trip to build Gaza dock in unique operation

The ships that are on the way now include the USAV James A. Loux, the USAV Montorrey, USAV Matamoros and USAV Wilson Wharf.

March 11, 2024 | |

Iranian Citizen Planning to Attack Israeli Arrested in Peru

Police in Peru arrested an Iranian citizen on March 7 suspected of planning to murder an Israeli in the South American country. At least two Peruvian citizens are also implicated...

March 5, 2024 | Matt Pottinger |

The JoongAng-CSIS Forum 2024: Keynote Address by Matt Pottinger

Prime Minister Han [Duck-Soo]; Chairman Hong [Seok-Hyun]; President Hamre—thank you for your stimulating remarks this morning.  And thank you for inviting me to be here today. We have a distinguished...

February 6, 2024 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Tyrants and expendable migrants: Dictators play with people’s lives to gain leverage

Illegal immigration through the U.S.-Mexican border is at an all-time high, straining public resources and fueling political tension in the United States. Much of what moves migrants to undertake the...

January 19, 2024 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

US Should Sanction Lebanon’s pro-Iran ‘Resistance TV’

On December 27, an Israeli missile hit a home in the Southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, killing brothers Ali and Ibrahim Bazzi and Ibrahim’s wife. Within hours, Al Manar, Hezbollah’s official media...

November 8, 2023 | |

Brazilian Authorities Disrupt Hezbollah Plot 

Two alleged Hezbollah agents were detained by Brazilian authorities for plotting to carry out terror attacks against Jewish targets in Brazil. The arrest of the Brazilian-Lebanese...

September 20, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Martyrs – and newsmen – for freedom

Jimmy Lai and Dmitry Muratov put their lives on the line