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 —...
Cuba
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.
Op-eds
Replacing America
China’s Communists rulers intend to establish a new world order
Op-eds
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....
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
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)....
Flash Briefs
The Urgent Need for UN Reform
The UN’s response to October 7 makes reform more urgent than ever. UN reform used to be a bipartisan priority — it must now be again.
Memos
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.
Op-eds
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...
Flash Briefs
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...
Remarks
For Russia, a Year of Setbacks at the OPCW
Yet Member States Still Have Not Imposed Consequences for Moscow’s Chemical Weapons Use
Memos
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...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
U.S. Lawfare Options for Helping Bring Hamas to its Knees
Pressuring Qatar and Turkey to Quickly Detain Hamas Leaders
Memos
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...
Flash Briefs
Martyrs – and newsmen – for freedom
Jimmy Lai and Dmitry Muratov put their lives on the line
Op-eds
America Needs to Leverage its Power to Stabilize Latin America and Stop Chinese Influence in the Region
In the aftermath of 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could count on and leverage the primacy of U.S. global leadership and economic influence to address a range of foreign threats...
Op-eds
Beware of Falling BRICS
With the BRICS Summit coming to a close, it is unclear what has been accomplished.
Op-eds
Cloak and Swagger
REVIEW: ‘Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West’ by Calder Walton
Op-eds
How Xi Jinping’s Policies Could Lead China to Economic Implosion
At the most basic economic level, China needs the United States—a fact that Xi clearly either hasn’t yet realized or refuses to admit.