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U.S. Intelligence Community Omits Key Russian Threat in Annual Assessment
Moscow’s favorite color in the Arctic is gray. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) Annual Threat Assessment correctly identifies Russia as the dominant Arctic threat and...
Policy Briefs
Iran War Provides Opportunity for Russia To Test U.S. Alaska Defenses
As the U.S.-led war against Iran’s clerical regime continues apace, Russia is testing American capabilities in another corner of the globe. Two Russian maritime patrol aircraft flew through the Alaskan...
Policy Briefs
Australia bans Hizb ut Tahrir under new hate laws
The government of Australia formally banned Hizb ut Tahrir on March 6, designating the Islamist organization as a hate group in a move aimed at curbing extremist ideology and preventing radicalization....
Op-eds
The battered Western alliance
Repairing it is essential if we’re to win the current cold war
Op-eds
Trump Administration Scores Major Victory as Panama Supreme Court Rules Against Chinese Shipping Firm
The Danish shipping behemoth Maersk is now temporarily managing two ports along the Panama Canal after the Panamanian Supreme Court annulled a Chinese company’s contracts on constitutional grounds. The...
Policy Briefs
Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February
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Policy Tracker
Greenland’s Worth a Fight and Russia’s Trying to Start One
The “quickest way for Russia to penetrate our naval defenses is steaming from the Arctic to the North Atlantic.” The Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom (GIUK) Gap is the last place allied forces “have...
Op-eds
The new Greenland deal
With America leading and NATO following, the Arctic can be defended
Op-eds
Chinese Electric Buses Trigger Cybersecurity Alarm Across Europe
China’s reach into critical infrastructure threatens to disrupt Europeans’ daily commute. On November 19, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Oslo transportation authority, working in conjunction...
Policy Briefs
Maritime Protection of Taiwan’s Energy Vulnerability
Memos
US pushes for UN resolution on Gaza to support peace plan
The US is seeking a United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza “aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force,”...
Op-eds
US Central Command opens Civil-Military Coordination Center in Israel to back Gaza deal
On October 21, US Vice President JD Vance spoke at a press conference at the new Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) opened by US Central Command (CENTCOM) in southern Israel on October 17. “We...
Op-eds
Zelenskyy Proposes Joint Air Defense Shield After Russian Incursions Into NATO Airspace
‘Fully Reliable Shield’: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed building a joint air defense network with Ukraine’s European allies amidst Russian incursions into...
Flash Briefs
‘He’s Not Messing Around’: Trump Signals NATO Could Shoot Down Russian Aircraft as Aerial Incursions Continue
‘Yes, I Do’: President Donald Trump answered in the affirmative when asked whether he supports NATO shooting down Russian aircraft that fly into the airspace of the alliance’s...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Approves First Shipment of Weapons to Ukraine Under New Mechanism in Concert With Allies
Up to 2 Packages Approved: The Trump administration approved a package of military aid for Ukraine under a new mechanism for the first time, which will see European allies purchase...
Flash Briefs
‘Morally and Politically Distorted’: EU Commission Formally Proposes Sanctions, Partial Trade Suspension Against Israel
Tariffs, Partial Trade Suspension, and Sanctions: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen formally proposed punitive economic measures against Israel as the IDF continued...
Flash Briefs
EU Chief Proposes New Sanctions on Israeli Ministers, Suspension of ‘Trade-Related Matters’
EU Mulls New Israel Sanctions: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed new sanctions on September 10 against Israeli ministers, along with the partial suspension...
Flash Briefs
Norway extends its Israel divestment campaign to the United States
Anti-Zionist ideology has crystallized as the dominant form of antisemitism in this century, with labor unions engaging it, and in some cases, propelling it.
Op-eds
Israel Condemned at United Nations Security Council
U.S. Labels Emergency Meeting ‘Counterproductive’: United Nations member states continued condemning Israel at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on August...