Canada must unequivocally support regime change in Iran
Silence is deafening in Ottawa
Gaza City
Peace for Land, Not Land for Peace
“Land for peace,” the mantra since Camp David, has brought the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to a dead end, with Palestinian militias remaining active despite the promise of statehood. It’s now time to reverse this broken policy into “peace for land,” where Palestinian acceptance of Zionism earns them territory to govern themselves. A version of this model is being tested in Gaza as part of President Trump’s peace plan. Its success is imperative. Its failure risks more of the same.
Op-eds
Trump Administration Should Be Wary of Granting Qatar and Turkey Executive Power in Gaza
President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is off the ground, and the first test of its capabilities is to maintain a shaky ceasefire in Gaza. The board, launched on January 16 and further outlined by...
Policy Briefs
US Treasury sanctions entities for supporting Hamas
The United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on January 21 that it sanctioned a network of organizations it says are covertly controlled by Hamas. The...
Op-eds
As Gaza ceasefire plan progresses, IDF reports Palestinian terrorists violate first phase 11 times from January 9 to 22
On January 16, US President Donald Trump officially established an international Board of Peace, which the White House states aims to support Gaza as it “transitions from conflict to peace...
Op-eds
The mission behind Trump’s Board of Peace is simple — and critics keep getting it wrong
President Trump is making big moves the world over. From nabbing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to threatening the conquest of Greenland to pushing for a Ukraine-Russia cease-fire,...
Op-eds
US-backed Gaza plan moves to second phase as NCAG and Board of Peace unveiled
The US-backed ceasefire plan in Gaza entered a new phase on January 14. On January 16, the White House announced the establishment of a National Committee for the Administration of...
Op-eds
The U.S. Designation of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood Needs To Be Strengthened
Following the U.S. designation of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), Jordan has accelerated its crackdown on the Islamist group. The U.S. decision is...
Policy Briefs
Phase Two of the Gaza Ceasefire Announced Despite Core Obstacles Still To Overcome
As the Trump administration presses ahead with the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, key challenges remain unresolved. U.S Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff announced the start of the second phase...
Policy Briefs
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.
Op-eds
Iran’s Islamic rulers are teetering on collapse. Trump must give them a final shove.
For years, policymakers and analysts have obsessed over how the Islamic Republic of Iran might fall. Far less attention has been paid to the more important question: whether it should. To...
Op-eds
After Khamanei: What the Fall of Iran’s Regime Would Mean for the Region
The fall of Iran’s Islamist regime would mark one of the most seismic shifts in Middle Eastern geopolitics since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that brought it to power. As massive protests grip the...
Op-eds
UNRWA’s Pivot To Ankara Cements a Future for Hamas in Turkey
A conduit for terrorism has found a new home. On January 8, the Commissioner-General for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini met with...
Policy Briefs
The Middle East’s Top Challenges in 2026
The collapse of Iran’s regional influence in 2025 has opened up a new spectrum of potential conflicts in Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon that will define 2026.
Op-eds
The US’ Syria Bet Just Turned Deadly
Despite lifting sanctions, Washington has failed to arrest radicalization within the Syrian government.
Op-eds
Trump Warns of Further Strikes on Iran if Nuclear Rebuilding Continues
Trump Promises ‘Hell’ if Hamas Doesn’t Disarm: President Donald Trump warned Hamas would be given a “very short period of time to disarm” as he prepares to launch...
Flash Briefs
Iranian Influence Operation Targeting Israeli Arabs Exposed
Iran’s probing of Israeli society for vulnerabilities is expanding beyond the Jewish population. Israeli NGO “FakeReporter” uncovered a multipronged influence operation targeting Israel’s Arab...
Policy Briefs
Netanyahu-Trump meeting: What the PM is expected to ask for, what he shouldn’t concede
There is an urgent need to begin and conclude, as soon as possible, discussions on the next MOU between Israel and the US, which will follow the current agreement set to expire in 2028.
Op-eds
Israel rotates military units in Gaza as new phase of ceasefire deal looms
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) rotated two brigades out of Gaza in late December, replacing them with new units. The switch occurred as the IDF continues to deal with securing the...
Op-eds
Global Hunger Monitor Confirms No Famine in Gaza as Israel Touts Increase in Delivered Aid
Latest Developments IPC Acknowledges No Famine in Gaza: The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global consortium that assesses food insecurity, assessed on December 19 that there...