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January 18, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: Jan. 18, 2024

Today’s Issue: Medications for Hostages Enter Gaza for First Time since October 7 | IDF Operating for over 35 Hours in West Bank’s Tulkarem Refugee Camp | IDF Chief of Staff: War in North More Likely...

November 29, 2023 | |

10 Things to Know About Hamas and Turkey

The terrorist organization Hamas receives significant funding, materiel, and political support from Turkey. For decades, Turkey and Israel enjoyed a productive partnership. However, since 2009, Turkish...

October 22, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Erdogan’s Damning Response to the Hamas Attacks

Turkey’s president is widening the gulf between Ankara and her Western allies and partners.

August 31, 2023 | Matt Pottinger |

Remarks by Matthew Pottinger at Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum in London

It’s an honor to be invited to speak to you today. The Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum has played a pivotal role bringing together parliamentarians and other officials...

March 1, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey After Erdogan

February 28, 2023 | Matt Pottinger |

The Chinese Communist Party’s Threat to America

January 17, 2023 | Ryan Brobst, John Hardie, Bradley Bowman

World leaders should press Switzerland on arms deliveries to Ukraine

As government officials and business leaders from around the world flock to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting this week, Ukrainian soldiers continue to fight and die to protect...

November 30, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Americans are climate criminals and must pay

That’s the indictment handed up by COP27

August 25, 2022 | |

Erdogan Reaffirms Support for the Palestinian Cause

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed support for the Palestinian cause on Tuesday as he warmly welcomed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to Ankara. Erdogan criticized “Israeli attacks and civilian casualties,” an apparent reference to the recent conflict between Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Jewish state. Erdogan’s statement comes a week after Turkey and Israel formally announced the normalization of diplomatic ties.

June 9, 2022 | Ivana Stradner, Michael Rubin

Henry Kissinger’s Long History of Appeasing Dictatorships

He’s spent decades cultivating a friendship with Putin, but he’s also advocated for Iran and China.

May 24, 2021 | Craig Singleton |

Has Xi’s Multilateral Moment Finally Arrived?

Xi Jinping sure can bring down the house. Before an adoring crowd at the Boao Forum for Asia—China’s version of Davos—Xi outlined a new world order without a single dominant power, but centered...

January 28, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

As Xi Professes a Commitment to ‘Multilateralism,’ the U.S. Counters With a Dose of Reality

A recently declassified memo suggests we bolster democracies throughout China’s neighborhood as a counterweight to the CCP’s domineering model.

September 22, 2020 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Israel’s next peace deal will be with Sudan

On the heels of the historic peace accords Israel signed last week with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, another regional deal is now possible. Sudan, once a terror safe harbor, is openly mulling...

November 3, 2019 | Varsha Koduvayur |

There could be trouble ahead for Saudi Arabia’s economy

The stars of the business world returned last week to Saudi Arabia’s so-called Davos in the Desert, a conference formally known as the Future Investment Initiative (FII). Last year, several CEOs...

February 14, 2019 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Paraguay Is a Fiscal Paradise for Terrorists

The South American country needs to do a better job patrolling its financial system—or face the consequences.

January 26, 2018 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Palestinians are taking a huge risk by ignoring Trump’s threat to cut off US aid

President Donald Trump ...

January 25, 2018 | Jonathan Schanzer, Richard Goldberg

How Trump Can Help the Palestinians and Promote Peace

Speaking at a summit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Davos on Thursday, President Donald Trump ripped into his Palestinian counterpart. He threatened to withhold American assist...

January 31, 2017 | Aykan Erdemir |

Erdogan’s Newfound Partners: Russia and Iran

Russian officials announced Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would meet with his T...

May 29, 2015 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Transformational Diplomacy

Many supporters of an Iranian nuclear agreement believe that a deal could help to moderate, even democratize, Iranian society. Barack Obama’s constant allusions to the transformative potent...

April 7, 2015 | Merve Tahiroglu |

Sultan of Turkey: Erdogan’s Shameless Power Play

Co-authored by Gabriel Mitchell A row erupted within Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on March 21, after the deputy prime minister brazenly condemned Pr...