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...
Iraq War
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...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
‘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
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
Joe Biden’s Curious Defense of Gen. Lloyd Austin
In The Atlantic, the president-elect touts his nominee's handling of the Iraq withdrawal and is notably silent on China.
Op-eds
The Biden Agenda: Eyes on Iran
Look for plans to return the U.S. to the JCPOA while concerns about regional aggression, terrorism, and more are shunted to the side.
Op-eds
The Trump Administration’s High-Stakes Gambit to Curtail Rocket Attacks in Iraq
In an unexpected announcement on October 10, a group of Iran-backed Shiite militia groups declared their intention to suspend forthwith their attacks on U.S. interests in Iraq, while conditioning the ceasefire’s...
Insights
Endless Jihad
The problem with pledging to end our ‘endless wars.’
Op-eds
The Islamic Revolution vs. Donald Trump
Iran and Ayatollah Khamenei are more influential today than at any time since 1979.
Op-eds
Big Takeaways from the Biden-Sanders Debate
Our experts weigh in on the first head-to-head debate between the two main remaining Democratic contenders.
Op-eds
U.S. Sanctions Leader of Pro-Iran Terror Group in Iraq
Another member of Tehran’s “Axis of Resistance,” a constellation of pro-Iran proxies and partners, has been sanctioned by Washington. On Feb. 26, the U.S. Department of State designated Ahmad al-Hamidawi,...
Op-eds
Ending Iran’s Fictions
When the United States killed Qassim Soleimani at the Baghdad airport in the early hours of January 3, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was not the only target. With Soleimani...