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February 7, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Kirin Atluru

China Unveils Measured Response to U.S. ‘Fentanyl Tariffs’  

China has launched its first retaliatory measures against the United States following President Trump’s imposition of a universal 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports aimed at curbing Beijing’s role...

January 6, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: January 6, 2025

Today’s Issue: | IDF Troops Withdraw From Parts of Southern Lebanon | Three Killed, Eight Wounded in West Bank Terrorist Attack | Israeli Finance Ministry Offers Incentives to Northern Residents to Return...

November 2, 2024 | Cleo Paskal |

Palau is under attack from PRC

There is a spike in activity now because China sees Palau’s 5 November election as an opportunity to put in place representatives that are more in line with its ambitions.

October 30, 2024 | Peter Doran |

Putin’s cash crunch

It’s time for Europe and the US to tighten the financial screws on Russia and accelerate an end to the war.

April 3, 2023 | John Hardie, Peter Doran

Ruble Rumble

Offensive and Defensive Measures to Defeat Russia in the Economic Domain

October 28, 2022 | Samantha Ravich, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

China’s Accelerating CEEW Campaign

May 27, 2022 | John Hardie |

Top Russian Bank Launches Apparent Attempt to Evade Sanctions

Russian media reported last week that state-owned Sberbank, the country’s largest financial institution, had sold some of its assets to an obscure company established in March. The sale likely reflects...

December 9, 2021 | Craig Singleton |

The Middle Kingdom Meets Higher Education

How U.S. Universities Support China’s Military-Industrial Complex

September 16, 2021 | Tony Badran |

Lebanon’s New Hezbollah Government

After a year of political bickering among Lebanon’s sectarian chieftains, Hezbollah determined that the time had come for a new government to arise. By now, it should be clear to all observers that...

July 21, 2021 | Tony Badran |

Hariri’s Departure Exposes Contradictions of U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon

After nine months of negotiations against the backdrop of a financial meltdown, Saad Hariri has failed to form a new government in Lebanon and has stepped down as prime minister-designate. Hariri’s exit...

April 8, 2021 | Jacob Nagel, Shachar Shohat

Iron Dome developers set the record straight on its evolution

Marking 10 years since Iron Dome’s first operational interception, leading figures in developing the missile defense system set the record straight on its evolution

March 24, 2021 | Orde Kittrie, Varsha Koduvayur

Gulf-Israeli Economic Cooperation Can Benefit the Palestinians

Palestinians may be the unexpected beneficiaries of Israel’s improving relations with the Arab world.

February 12, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, Jacob Nagel

Taking a closer look at Israel’s weapons wish list

Eyeing Iran and its terrorist proxies in Syria and Lebanon, Israel’s Cabinet approved on Feb. 7 an Israeli Air Force request to use U.S. foreign military financing and loans to fund approximately $9...

December 8, 2020 | Tony Badran |

Does The US Need A Lebanon Policy?

The season of offering advice to the next administration is upon us once more. When it comes to American policy toward Lebanon, the purveyors of advice are faced with two key questions. The first question...

August 21, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Boykott

Germany’s Battle Against the Delegitimization of Israel

August 19, 2020 | Jacob Nagel |

The 2016 MOU on U.S. Defense Aid to Israel

Perspective of the Chief Israeli Negotiator, Four Years On

May 27, 2020 | Julia Schulman |

Israel Awards Desalination Plant Construction to Domestic Firm Over China

Israel announced this week that it is awarding a $1.5 billion bid to build the world’s largest desalination plant to Israel’s IDE Technologies. Reports indicate that IDE Technologies offered to complete...

May 13, 2020 | Cleo Paskal |

The Strategic Implications of Indian Corruption

The massive network of corruption now being unraveled has major geopolitical and security implications that reach far beyond India.

April 20, 2020 | Jacob Nagel |

Covid-19 Management and Decision-Making in Israel

There is an old joke that if you put three Israelis in a room, you will get more than ten opinions.  Due to social distancing, this is currently impossible. But the Israelis still have more than ten opinions...

November 5, 2019 | John Hannah, Annie Fixler

Israel Acts to Counter Chinese Corporate Influence

Israel’s caretaker government announced the formation of a new advisory committee last week to review foreign investment in critical sectors of the economy. After months of debate, Israel has taken an...