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Is Israel Actually More Isolated Than Ever?

“Support for Israel around the world is declining,” former Chicago mayor and potential Democratic presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel declared in Israel last week. “The only diplomatic achievement...

Germany’s Expanding Defense Partnership With Israel Hit Troubled Waters. It’s Too Valuable To Sink.

As America’s NATO allies boost their defense spending and capabilities to counter Russian aggression, Germany is turning to Israel. After fielding its first Israeli-made Arrow 3 ballistic...

Erdogan Dreams of Annexing Arab Countries, Reviving the Turkish Empire

The prospect of a revived Turkish empire poses a new threat to Arab sovereignty.

Europe is stepping up to fortify NATO 3.0 — and we must do the same

The consequences of the NATO summit that concluded Wednesday in Ankara will be determined primarily by two questions: Will Europeans step up to honor their defense-spending commitments and carry more of...

Hamas announces intent to dissolve Gaza government as disarmament questions remain

Hamas claimed on July 6 it was ready to transfer authority and dissolve its government in Gaza. The announcement appeared to be in line with the US-brokered ceasefire that envisions...

Ahead of NATO Summit, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Calls Israel an ‘Unbearable Burden’

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan declared on July 3 that Israel has become a “burden that humanity can no longer bear” and called for international sanctions against the Jewish state. Israeli Foreign...

7 Fault Lines NATO Must Address in Ankara

As NATO leaders gather on July 7 to 8 in Ankara, the summit’s true test lies in unresolved faultlines over U.S. force posture cuts in Europe, host nation Turkey’s disruptive role within the alliance,...

Doling out tough love to European countries should top Trump’s NATO summit agenda

This week’s NATO summit in Ankara arrives at a fraught moment: Even as America and its allies face growing threats from authoritarian powers, differences over Ukraine, Iran, Greenland and US military...

Don’t Decimate U.S. Military Posture in Europe

As NATO leaders gather in Ankara next week, there is much to celebrate. Ukraine is gaining the upper hand on the battlefield against Russia. European defense spending is way up. Many European...

Why NATO Should Pivot Toward Economic Security

In the coming decades, military burden-sharing won’t be enough to ensure Transatlantic security.

Iran’s economic catastrophe

Decay, damage and the long road back

Hezbollah: Lebanon Has Just Shattered a European Fiction

For more than thirteen years, the European Union has maintained a distinction between Hezbollah's political and military wings. A distinction the organization itself has never recognized - and one that Lebanon's foreign minister has now swept aside.

UN Watch Report: Watching the U.N. Rot

Can Syria Be Friends with Both Europe and Russia?

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has sought to open up relations with Europe while retaining the country’s longstanding ties with Moscow.

Canceled Poland Deployment Further Weakens American Deterrence in Europe

In a move that will likely send shockwaves across Europe, the Pentagon reportedly halted the scheduled deployment of a roughly 4,000-strong U.S. Army armored brigade to Poland on Wednesday. The news...

This Is No Way To Treat Our European Allies

The Trump administration is fond of reminding allies that NATO is a two-way street. But at present, Washington seems to need that message most. Earlier this month, amid a feud between President Donald...

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

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 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.

A Gameplan for American Economic Security:

Supercharging U.S. Statecraft, from an Economic Pentagon to the Near-Global Economy