Iraq War

Iran Nuclear Program Talks

The Iranian Negotiating Tactic the Trump Administration Doesn’t Get

Sanctions and ‘maximum pressure’ have never made the clerical regime abandon its nuclear ambitions.

Pro-Iranian Iraqi network releases documents on Ahmad al Sharaa’s identity

On April 16, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani invited Syrian interim President Ahmad al Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al Jolani, to attend the Arab League summit scheduled for...

Deterring Iran’s Dash to the Bomb

Jihadis mount prison mutinies across Africa

Over the last few days, jihadis have mounted two attacks inside prisons in Somalia and Niger. While the mutiny inside the Nigerien prison was successful, the Somali prison assault appears to have been...

The consequences of US weakness in Iraq and Syria

U.S. forces in the Middle East are on high alert after Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister, suggested on Monday that Tehran may attack U.S. forces in the region following...

Another Iraqi Shia militia threatens the United States over involvement in Israel

Hezbollah Brigades, an Iranian proxy that operates primarily in Iraq but also in Syria, has joined the chorus of so-called ‘Islamic Resistance’ groups in issuing threats against the United States as...

Ukraine Might Finally Get ATACMS. Here’s What That Means.

Media reports suggest Washington may soon grant Kyiv’s longstanding request for the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS. While not a silver bullet, ATACMS would provide Ukraine with valuable...

‘Ghosts of Beirut’ gets Hezbollah’s most wanted all wrong

Showtime miniseries is thrilling but its portrayal of Hezbollah’s American-killing Imad Mughniyeh is wide off the historical mark

The United States and Saudi Arabia: A Possible Path Forward

The Iranian theocracy’s downfall is a goal worth working toward

Fate is sometimes kind to America. Such merciful intervention happened last summer when Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, rejected the Biden administration’s effort to revive former President Barack...

Missing the Mark

Reassessing U.S. Military Aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces

Reducing Pressure on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Raises Risks for America

Deal or no deal with Iran, retaining and enforcing America’s most significant counterterrorism authority against the long arm of the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism remains in the national security interest of the United States.

For the U.S.-Saudi-Israel Triangle, Ukraine Is a Shocking Endorsement

With MBS declaring Israel is 'not an enemy' but a 'potential ally,' and Biden’s upcoming trip to Riyadh, the war in Ukraine is triggering the belated return of sober thinking about relations between Saudi Arabia, Israel and the U.S.

The Intelligence Community Must Work to Gain the Public’s Trust

As threats mount across the globe, the public’s faith in government institutions has been shaken.

How to Use Antisemitism Against Antisemites

Jewish power in America? When Sapir approached me to contribute an essay to this issue, my first instinct was to decline. I was born in South Africa and raised and educated in Canada. I became a U.S. citizen...

Getting Out of Iran’s Way

The election of Ebrahim Raisi shows Iran's lack of interest in peace with the West—and the perils of pulling out of the Middle East altogether.

As Xi Professes a Commitment to ‘Multilateralism,’ the U.S. Counters With a Dose of Reality

A recently declassified memo suggests we bolster democracies throughout China’s neighborhood as a counterweight to the CCP’s domineering model.

Learning the Correct Lessons From Iraq

The Jihadist Threat Persists