Kim Jong Un’s ‘All-Purpose Sword’
North Korean Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare
Ethiopia
US strikes Shabaab on southern Somalia coast
Yesterday, US Forces killed nine Shabaab terrorists in a strike 40 km northeast of Kismayo after the al Qaeda branch attacked Somali forces operating in the area. The strike took place near the town of Jamaame, a former Shabaab safe haven that was liberated by Somali forces just one day eariler.
Op-eds
Treasury Dept. Can Play Critical Role in Helping Somalia Disrupt Al-Shabaab Fundraising
Washington, D.C., June 28, 2017 – The U.S. Treasury Department can play a critical role in helping Somalia – recently designated as an “area of hostilities” by President T...
Press Releases
A Temporary Thaw in Egyptian-PA Relations
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi...
Policy Briefs
Terrorists, Insurgents, Something Else? Clarifying and Classifying the “Generational Challenge”
Co-written by Jacob Zenn. The Trump administration’s ...
Op-eds
The Israel-Egypt partnership deepens
Egypt last week marked Revolution Day, the day commemorating the 1952 Free Officers' revolt that toppled the playboy King Farouk. Next door in Israel, the Egyptian embassy threw a party....
Op-eds
Victory Without Soldiers?
With the war in Syria becoming ever more complex and murderous, it’s worthwhile to revisit a guiding principle of Barack Obama: The use of American military power is likely to do more harm...
Op-eds
The U.N.’s Parade of Dictators
Founded in 1945 to promote global peace, human dignity and freedom, the United Nations is celebrating its 70th anniversary — with a parade of dictators. The ceremonies will peak on Monday,...
Op-eds
Our Iranian Interlocutor
Antisemitism has never been an easy subject for America’s foreign-policy establishment. Read through State Department telegrams and Central Intelligence Agency operational and intelligence...
Op-eds
US Targets ‘Senior Leader’ for Shabaab in Southern Somalia
The US military confirmed that its aircraft launched an airstrike against a "senior leader" of al Qaeda's branch in Somalia. "The strike took place in the vicinity of Saakow, Somali...
Op-eds
The U.N.’s Grotesque Gaza Inquiry
Bias against Israel is the most glaring problem with the new Gaza inquiry that the United Nations Human Rights Council launched last month. The council has appointed as its chief inv...
Op-eds
Al – Shabaab Strikes In Djibouti
Co-Authored by Henry Appel On Saturday evening, May 24, a Somali man and his female companion took their seats in La Chaumière, a restaurant in Djibouti’s capital p...
Op-eds
Who Should #BringBackOurGirls?
I’m not among those who object to the Twitter campaign focusing on the kidnapping and enslaving of hundreds of Nigerian school girls. As syndicated columnist, Charles...
Op-eds
Academic Dishonors
Remember when colleges prided themselves on the diligence and depth of their research? Frederick Lawrence, president of Brandeis University, apparently does not. He offered an honorary degr...
Op-eds
Turkey Remains on Terror Finance ‘Gray List’
The Financial Action Task Force, or FATF, the international body for setting the global standards to combat terrorist financing, held its plenary session this week in Paris. In the days before th...
Policy Briefs
The U.N. Assault on the Catholic Church
In the name of protecting children,the United Nations is now preaching to the Vatican. A report on the Holy See—released by a U.N. committee last week to much media fanfare—alleged th...
Op-eds
Is the Terrorist Threat Declining? The Use and Abuse of Statistics
Earlier this month, terrorism analyst Peter Bergen wrote at CNN that the declining number of...
Op-eds
Egypt and the African Union
By Zachary Elkaim Following the ouster of Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi earlier this month, the Afric...
Policy Briefs
Salafi Jihadism in the North African Regional Context
Chairmen Poe and Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Members Sherman and Deutch, distinguished members of the subcommittees, it is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the threat of jihadist terroris...
Congressional Testimonies
Lessons in Supreme Leadership
Kim Jong Un is teaching Khamenei that the West can be beaten — repeatedly.