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Has Al Jazeera Changed Its Editorial Direction?

Veteran Al Jazeera analyst Leqaa Makki threw viewers a curveball during a recent news segment. He advocated for an escalation against Iran. A familiar face on the network since 2003, Makki argued...

Israel kills Al Manar employee Ali Shuaib, says he was a Hezbollah military operative

On the morning of Saturday, March 28, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted a press-marked vehicle on the Jezzine-Kfarhouna road in south Lebanon. The strike killed Ali Shuaib, an employee of the...

The Strait of Hormuz: The Military, Energy, and Economic Challenges

Pro-Iranian X Accounts Posing as Chinese, Russian, and North Korean

Iran has some imaginary friends. The United States and Israel are grinding down Iran’s war machine while Tehran’s fellow travelers, China, Russia, and North Korea, have largely limited their support...

Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)

Armed conflict between the United States and Iran did not begin in 2026, but instead has deep roots that extend back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution. For nearly five decades, the clerical regime in Tehran...

AI-Amplified Narratives: Measuring Propaganda in LLM Citations

Marking Four Years of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Russian Propaganda Finds Powerful Megaphone in India

As it ramps up its media presence in India, Moscow is hardly in need of fabricating negative stories about the US. Washington is doing fine on its own to make itself inimical to New Delhi.

Kicking and Screaming Against America and Israel

REVIEW: ‘Kicking the Hornet’s Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East from Truman to Trump’ by Daniel E. Zoughbie

The quiet way AI normalizes foreign influence

Americans are learning to “trust the citations” in AI-generated answers—but AI doesn’t reward credibility, it rewards access.

Made in China, Paid by Seniors: Stopping the Surge of International Scams

Russia Recruits Young Migrant Women from Latin America to Build Iranian Drones

Updated Hamas ‘Narrative’ Signals Confidence About Keeping Power

Hamas has released an updated version of its apologia for its October 7, 2023, murder of 1,200 people in Israel in a renewed effort to rally Palestinians and Israel’s opponents abroad. The glossy manifesto...

Don’t sell out Burma’s persecuted Christians and activists

Ending temporary protected status hands the murderous junta a victory and endangers thousands.

Palestine Action’s bid for martyrdom

What members of this violent organization hunger for are extreme measures that make waves against Israel and make headlines worldwide.

America’s Allies Step Up Pressure on Iran. They Deserve Support.

President Donald Trump doesn’t want to float anybody’s foreign policy anymore.  Washington’s quest to better balance foreign policy priorities and have allies do more is reflected everywhere...

Covert Action Cover to Cover

REVIEW: ‘The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature’ by Charlie English

The Shake-Up at Al Jazeera: Motion or Real Movement?

Is the shake-up at Al Jazeera mere motion or does it entail real movement away from the media network’s role as a vehicle for pro-Hamas propaganda? Eyebrows around Washington were raised when a recent piece in...

Freedom for Iran: Learning From U.S. Support for Polish Anti-Communists in the 1980s

Emphasizing IDF Battlefield Victories, Netanyahu Addresses UN General Assembly

Netanyahu Addresses UNGA in New York: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on September 26, stating that Israel must “finish the...