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Letter to the POTUS

A few hopefully helpful notes on Iran’s “Islamic Revolutionaries”

For the War to Stop, Hezbollah Must Be Disarmed

The Lebanese government, which has voted three times to disarm Hezbollah since the summer of 2025, now faces an inescapable choice. If the cabinet decides to finish off Iran’s proxy militia, Israel will...

IDF kills new Hamas military leader, reports 10 ceasefire violations May 21–May 28

Mohammed Odeh commanded Hamas’s military wing for 10 days before being eliminated by the IDF on May 26. Several of his subordinates were also eliminated as the IDF continued to increase the pace and...

Hamas replaces military wing leader, IDF reports 19 Gaza ceasefire violations May 6–20

Hamas has reportedly selected longstanding member Mohammed Odeh to lead the group’s so-called military wing, the Al Qassam Brigades. The news was first reported by Saudi newspaper Asharq...

Is a ‘New Middle East’ Still Possible?

With a weakened Iranian regime, middle powers on the edge of the Middle East will increasingly drive regional dynamics.

The Humanitarian Aid Machine Cannot Be Bamboozled by Gaza

The problem with Gaza reconstruction is not simply how much money will be spent. It is whether anyone in Washington has the political courage to ensure American taxpayers are no longer subsidizing the...

Hamas commander Izz al Din al Haddad targeted in Israeli airstrike

Izz al Din al Haddad. (Khaled Safi on X) Israeli military aircraft attacked an apartment building in Gaza City’s Rimal neighborhood on Friday, targeting Hamas’s military chief, Izz al Din al...

Hamas’s Quiet Reconstitution Efforts

All signs point to a Hamas resurgence. A new document from the IDF, reviewed by Israel’s Channel 13, assesses that the group is producing hundreds of explosives and surveilling IDF troops stationed...

Turkey’s Maritime Strategy Heightens the Risk of a New Eastern Mediterranean Crisis

Ankara’s New Legislative Initiative May Appear Technical or Bureaucratic, but It Represents a Calculated Escalation by Erdoğan

Turkey’s corridor dream won’t beat IMEC – but it could still reshape Eurasian trade

War has a way of redrawing maps – not just political ones, but commercial ones as well. The outbreak of conflict with Iran has disrupted longstanding trade arteries linking Asia to Europe, from Persian...

Time to Stop the Music: How Terrorists Exploit Music Streaming Platforms

A NATO ally’s information war: Unmasking Turkey’s global media strategy

A recent investigation into the social media account “Clash Report” illustrates the need for greater alertness among policymakers in Washington and across Europe. While the account appears to...

Europe is writing itself out of the Middle East

The case for suspending the EU-Israel Association Agreement on grounds of human rights is a powerful argument – as long as one doesn't look at what else Europe is doing in the region

The Final Lebanon War?

A security zone in southern Lebanon could help Israel degrade Hezbollah faster than it can recover.

SADAT: Turkey’s Wagner Group

The SADAT International Defense Consultancy has grown into a key instrument of Turkish influence in Africa and the Middle East.

The Dangerous Failure to Hold Hamas Accountable for Using Human Shields

How international institutions’ silence on Hamas hiding behind civilians incentivizes human shields use, and distorts law and accountability.

Talks over Hamas disarmament stall, IDF reports 19 Gaza ceasefire violations April 21–May 5

Talks between Hamas and the Board of Peace (BoP), part of the US-led international initiative to stabilize Gaza, have reportedly stalled. The terrorist organization continues to staunchly reject total...

London stabbings shine light on Hamas’s success

Like other countries where anti-Jewish and anti-Israel outrages have reached epidemic proportions, the British public has remained fairly silent in the face of an upsurge in Jew-hatred.

Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood Wing Opts for a Cosmetic Rebrand

The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood’s political arm, the Islamic Action Front, is trying out a new name. Jordan’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) ordered the party to change its name under the...

Lebanon Must Reform its Army or Lose American Aid

Washington is working on establishing a system “where vetted units within the Lebanese Armed Forces [LAF] have the training, the equipment, and the capability to go after elements of Hezbollah and dismantle...