John Bolton

August 10, 2022 | Richard Goldberg |

Five Minutes from Disaster

The U.S. is offering Iran the deal of the millennium, and yet the Islamic Republic—and Russia—want more concessions.

June 28, 2022 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

The Israeli Moment

If anyone is going to derail the Islamic Republic’s regional ambitions, Israel is really the only local counterweight that counts.

March 14, 2022 | Orde Kittrie |

Lifting Human Rights Sanctions on Iran Would Be a Mistake

Lifting pressure on human rights abusers is not necessary to negotiate effective arms control agreements.

January 30, 2022 | Benjamin Weinthal, Ben Evansky

Is the Biden administration seeking to rejoin controversial UN agency accused of aiding Iran and North Korea?

UNIDO has been accused of helping U.S enemies

March 25, 2021 | Mark Dubowitz, Aykan Erdemir

Manhattan Court Gave Erdogan’s Pet Bank a Get-out-of-Jail-Free Card

Turkey’s currency is in free fall. International investors are fleeing the country. Accusations of bribery and support for terrorism abound. And something clearly is rotten at the heart of the Turkish...

February 24, 2021 | John Costello, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

How the National Cyber Director Position Is Going to Work: Frequently Asked Questions

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal 2021 created the Office of the National Cyber Director within the Executive Office of the President. The office will be headed by the United States’s...

October 7, 2020 | Aykan Erdemir |

Turkish Public Lender Fails Again to Scuttle Iran Sanctions Evasion Case

A Manhattan federal judge on October 1 refused to dismiss an indictment accusing Halkbank, a public lender majority-owned by the Turkish government, of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions. In the event of...

September 16, 2020 | Clifford D. May |

The UN General Assembly at 75

It’s not the organization it used to be and never was

August 16, 2020 | Aykan Erdemir, Philip Kowalski

Joe Biden Will Be America’s Most Pro-Kurdish President

The real test of Biden’s pro-Kurdish sentiments will be whether the need to maintain pragmatic cooperation with Ankara and Baghdad will ultimately force him to temper his commitment to the Kurds that the mountains are not their only friends.

July 27, 2020 | Aykan Erdemir, John Lechner

Trump Should Teach Erdogan a Lesson in Law, Not Corruption

The president offered to help Turkey’s strongman beat U.S. courts, John Bolton has revealed. It only helps Iran.

June 29, 2020 | John Hannah |

The Clock Is Ticking on the Next Iran Nuclear Crisis

In early June, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released two reports on the Iranian nuclear program. They make for worrisome reading. A year into its decision to start breaching the constraints...

June 27, 2020 | Orde Kittrie |

Bipartisan strategy for countering China’s challenge to international order

Excerpt John Bolton’s new book describes President Trump alternately bashing and begging China’s leadership, all driven by shifting electoral considerations. If Bolton’s description is correct,...

November 21, 2019 | Bradley Bowman, Andrew Gabel, Mikhael Smits 

U.S. Carrier Strike Group Transits Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. Navy’s Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, entering the Persian Gulf following months of Iranian attacks in the area. The high-profile...

November 16, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Qatar had prior knowledge of Iran attack on vessels, failed to tell allies: report

Qatar had advance knowledge on an Iranian attack on four commercial vessels in the Gulf of Oman in May and may have failed to warn its U.S., French and British allies, a western intelligence report alleges. The...

November 14, 2019 | Eric S. Edelman, David J. Kramer

Erdoğan’s Undeserving and Underwhelming Visit to DC

Trump’s ongoing bromance with Turkey’s authoritarian leader notwithstanding, Congress and the Administration must act to make clear that the United States isn’t giving Erdoğan a blank check to act in the Middle East.

October 30, 2019 | John Hannah |

U.S. Deterrence in the Middle East Is Collapsing

The withdrawal from Syria is part of a broader pattern of weakness, especially in response to Iran.

September 18, 2019 | Clifford D. May |

John Bolton would counsel against appeasement

In response to Tehran’s latest attack on Saudi Arabia and threats against the U.S.

March 21, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Islamic State spokesman claims group remains a ‘reality’ despite losses

The Islamic State’s spokesman, Abul-Hasan al-Muhajir, released a lengthy speech on Mar. 18. His talk, which was translated into English by the so-called caliphate’s online media team, contains many...

December 26, 2018 | Clifford D. May

Looking for the exits

President Trump repeats the strategic errors of his predecessor.

December 24, 2018 | Mark Dubowitz, Reuel Marc Gerecht

Trump Delivers a Victory to Iran

The president’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria has ruined the administration’s efforts to contain the Islamic republic.