How the Left Views Langley
REVIEW: 'The CIA: An Imperial History’ by Hugh Wilford
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Joint Warfighting Concept 2034-2044
For decades, U.S. warfighters have stated that offensive action is the key to victory. However, recent massive advances in sensors, command and control systems, andprecision weapons produced...
Op-eds
Hayat Tahrir al Sham’s terror network in Syria
On December 8, 2024, rebel forces deposed the regime of Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al Assad, after the insurgents stormed through much of the country, retaking various regional capitals and culminating...
Op-eds
Ceasefire Holds on Day One in Lebanon as Evacuees — and Hezbollah — Head South
Lebanese Evacuees Attempt Return: Jubilant Lebanese civilians clogged roads in a bid to reach their homes in southern Lebanon on November 27 — the first day of a U.S.- and...
Flash Briefs
Yasser Arafat’s legacy: The death of Palestinian statehood
In many ways, the failure of the Palestinian cause in the last two decades is a result of the decisions of Arafat during the ten years he presided over the Palestinian Authority.
Op-eds
After French court intervenes, Israeli firms rushing to get to Euronaval
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz congratulated the Israeli companies who had petitioned the French court on the outcome of the ruling, but firms are scrambling to figure out if they can get equipment to display at the show.
Op-eds
What would Matt Baldacci do? The collaborator mentality returns
If people can’t stand up for Jews in a democracy where free speech is part of our national ethos, how should we expect them to behave if the stakes and the costs are much graver?
Op-eds
Lebanese Prime Minister Issues Rare Complaint Over Iranian ‘Interference’
Responding to comments made by a senior Iranian official regarding Iran’s willingness to negotiate with France over the implementation of a key UN Security Council Resolution concerning...
Flash Briefs
The cautionary tale of Riad Salameh
The downfall of Lebanon’s former central bank governor Riad Salameh is nearly complete. Earlier this month, Lebanese authorities arrested the former financial wunderkind on charges...
Op-eds
Israel alone, Israel unbowed
French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy captures the essence of the Jewish people—and their innate and intense love for a tiny strip of land—in his latest book, in which he deconstructs the significance of Oct. 7.
Op-eds
Durov’s Arrest Is About Telegram as Russian Weapon, Not Free Speech
So-called free speech activists have jumped to defend Pavel Durov after his arrest, but they conveniently forget Russia’s weaponization of his Telegram platform.
Op-eds
‘The Neck and the Sword’ is Rashid Khalidi’s distortion of history
The Palestinian intellectual is in denial of the long history of antisemitism in the Muslim world.
Op-eds
The jihadi-leftist convergence
Carlos the Jackal was an early adopter
Op-eds
Swedish Hostage Deal Set to Underwrite More Hostage-Taking
As part of a deal to release Swedish hostages in Iran, Stockholm freed Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian official convicted of crimes against humanity for his role in the mass execution of political prisoners...
Policy Briefs
Stones from the sky. Ukraine can be saved from constant bombardment only if the U.S. authorizes ATACMS strikes on Russian territory
Mykhailo, an eight-year-old from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, was asked to do something no child should ever have to do. After Russia bombed Kharkiv’s Epicenter shopping center on May 25, police asked the...
Op-eds
5 Things to Know About Chinese Drone Company DJI
Chinese drone manufacturer Shenzhen DJI Innovation Technology Company Limited (known simply as DJI) controls over 70 percent of the global drone market, perfectly illustrating the fusion of China’s economic...
Insights
How China is Winning the Solomon Islands
Since 2019, Beijing has spent a considerable amount of money and effort setting up its position in the Solomon Islands and openly assisting in the crushing of dissent.
Op-eds
The ideological cocktail poisoning American campuses
Woke warriors add neo-Nazism to the neo-Marxist/Islamist mix
Op-eds
Qatar Not an Honest Broker, New Report Concludes
A group of veteran American and Israeli intelligence professionals assert in a new report that Qatar should not mediate between Hamas and Israel, The Times of Israel revealed on...
Flash Briefs
‘U.S. threat assessment report has several blind spots’
The challenge is that the report needs more strategic and integrated intelligence to appropriately describe today’s threats to the United States and its partners and allies, says Jack Gaines.