Iraq War

September 15, 2023 | John Hardie |

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...

August 26, 2023 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

‘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

April 28, 2023 | Bradley Bowman, Orde Kittrie, Ryan Brobst

The United States and Saudi Arabia: A Possible Path Forward

December 16, 2022 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

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...

July 26, 2022 | David Kilcullen |

Missing the Mark

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

April 7, 2022 | Elliott Abrams, Behnam Ben Taleblu

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.

March 15, 2022 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Shany Mor

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.

December 3, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

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.

July 28, 2021 | Mark Dubowitz |

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...

June 28, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, Behnam Ben Taleblu

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.

January 28, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

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.

December 15, 2020 | John Hannah |

Learning the Correct Lessons From Iraq

December 15, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The Jihadist Threat Persists

December 15, 2020 | Bradley Bowman, Leon Panetta

Defending Forward

Securing America by Projecting Military Power Abroad

December 9, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

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.

October 30, 2020 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

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.

October 22, 2020 | John Hannah, Behnam Ben Taleblu

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...

August 20, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Endless Jihad

The problem with pledging to end our ‘endless wars.’

June 4, 2020 | Clifford D. May, Bradley Bowman, Michael Grinston

America’s Soldiers: A Conversation with the Sergeant Major of the Army

Episode 58

April 13, 2020 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

The Islamic Revolution vs. Donald Trump

Iran and Ayatollah Khamenei are more influential today than at any time since 1979.