Erdogan’s Courtship of Pakistan Stirs Fears of a Nuclear-Armed Turkey
Given the two nations’ uniquely poor records on counterterrorism and regional aggression, the Ankara-Islamabad ties warrant concern.
Islamabad
Terror attacks intensify in Pakistan as the TTP continues to operate from Afghanistan
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan (TTP) launched two suicide attacks in Pakistan between November 10–11, including a suicide bombing at a courthouse in the capital of Islamabad that killed 12 people....
Op-eds
Iran threatens nuclear weaponization ambitions
Mahmoud Reza Aghamiri, the president of Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University and one of the Islamic Republic’s prominent nuclear scientists, offered a rare glimpse into Tehran’s calculus behind weaponization. During...
Op-eds
Pakistan attempts to shift blame for TTP attacks toward India
The Movement of the Taliban (TTP) in Pakistan killed 11 Pakistani soldiers, including two officers, in an ambush in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa last night. Pakistani officials blamed...
Op-eds
As Beijing beckons, is Washington sleepwalking on Egypt?
While Chinese fighter jets split Egypt’s skies in May, it was American armor that shook its sands earlier this month. Bright Star 25, one of the world’s largest multinational military...
Op-eds
Saudi Arabia and Nuclear-Armed Pakistan Sign ‘Comprehensive’ Mutual Defense Pact
Mutual Defense Agreement: Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a mutual defense pact on September 17, strengthening the longstanding security partnership between the two...
Flash Briefs
Beyond the Bomb: Is Iran’s Diplomatic Pivot Changing Its Nuclear Calculus?
Iran is facing crunch time on its continued talks with the United States over a potential new deal regarding its nuclear program. Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi said on June 4...
Op-eds
Trump halts the Indo-Pakistan conflict
The ceasefire is an achievement but don’t confuse that with peace
Op-eds
Iran deepens Central Asia ties amid shift away from western economies
The talks with Central Asian states come after a recent BRICS meeting that Iran attended.
Op-eds
Foreign Malign Election Meddling Persists but Struggles to Gain Traction
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Memos
Hamas Backers Gather in Qatar for Ismail Haniyeh’s Funeral
Mourners gathered in Doha, Qatar, on August 2 to pay their respects to Hamas’s late political chief, Ismail Haniyeh. Haniyeh died in a presumed Israeli hit on his guesthouse in...
Flash Briefs
Iran’s Raisi joins long list of political leaders involved in mysterious crashes
It isn't expected that presidents should go missing or be involved in crashes. However, historically, a number of important political and military leaders have met their end in crashes.
Op-eds
Iranian Proxies Wreak Havoc Beyond the Middle East
Azerbaijan and Pakistan are two lesser known victims of Iranian proxy attacks.
Op-eds
Iran Rebuffs Argentine Request for Extradition of Key Terrorist Mastermind
Tehran on April 24 rejected an Argentine request for the extradition of Iran’s interior minister for his alleged role in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in...
Flash Briefs
Iranian President in Pakistan, Pledges to Strengthen Ties
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Islamabad on April 22, kicking off a three-day visit to Pakistan. Raisi’s trip comes three months after Iran and Pakistan exchanged airstrikes...
Flash Briefs
Pakistani military, Afghan Taliban exchange fire along the border
The Afghan Taliban launched attacks across the border into Pakistan on Monday in response to Pakistani military airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan. The Pakistani military, which helped the Afghan Taliban...
Op-eds
U.S., India must seek common ground to combat Pak-backed terror
If Pakistan is not a state sponsor of terrorism, then the phrase has no meaning.
Op-eds
Senior Pakistani Taliban leader reportedly killed in Afghanistan
Omar Khalid Khurasani, a virulent senior leader of a dangerous faction of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan called Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, was reportedly killed in a roadside bombing in eastern Pakistan...
Op-eds
Paper Trail of Terror
In autumn of 2017, my colleague Thomas Joscelyn was invited to visit the Central Intelligence Agency. It was a long time coming. He and our colleague Bill Roggio at FDD’s Long War Journal had for...
Op-eds
Engines of Influence
Turkey’s Defense Industry Under Erdogan