By embedding its military command, control, and communications systems into public utility grids and residential centers, the group is holding the entire Lebanese population hostage.
President Donald Trump has promised to end U.S. military aid to Israel by year’s end, even as the two allies deliberate on whether to resume attacks on Iran. On November 3, the president asked why Republicans...
Amid the Islamic Republic’s neither-war-nor-peace standoff with the United States and Israel, scattered demonstrations against the regime are gradually increasing — from roughly 30 in May to 90 in...
Whenever non-state groups stockpile explosives under the pretext of fighting an external enemy, their true targets are domestic rivals and the sovereignty of the state.
Like it or not, the United States and the State of Israel have to deal with the world body.
A recent book offers a strategic view of the Gaza War for the first time.
Israel must make some crucial decisions about its own conduct. The fate of the US-Israel alliance could hang in the balance.
When a Hezbollah missile damaged Israel’s Elah Valley satellite communications station in March, it showed that space power can be threatened on Earth. The IDF’s announcement on October 19 that...
Even with inflation soaring and its economy cracking, Tehran strategy remains the same.
“It’s a necessity more important than bread.” That’s how Iran’s rulers regard their drive to acquire nuclear weapons, an activist hard-liner recently declared. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s...
“We are maintaining our military presence in Iraq and Syria,” Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler declared on October 20. Reprising comments he made in February, when he asserted that Turkey “doesn’t...
To secure the next American century, the two countries need to build a joint venture based on tech and defense innovation.
Lebanese Shia activists claiming to oppose Hezbollah have made their way to Washington, where they met U.S. decision-makers who believed that their guests were advancing peace. The catch is that these...
Antisemitism simmers within the world body, most notably these days in the actions and words of Francesca Albanese, the special rapporteur on the “occupied Palestinian territories.”
What is the point of strengthening the LAF if internal dialogue is the only tool Beirut intends to use to restore state sovereignty?
The fact remains that what brings the democratic allies together is worth far more than the issues dividing them.
Foreign influence in the Syrian military, chiefly Turkish and Russian, combined with the continued presence of extremist elements within its ranks, will constrain Damascus’s ability to take steps consistent...
Riyadh is running out of options, and more importantly, it is running out of time. In less than two weeks, Iran and its proxy militia in Yemen have effectively checkmated Saudi Arabia by severing...
United States officials are reportedly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reticence to implement parts of their Gaza strategy. The US-backed Board of Peace (BoP), which...