How to Tackle Venezuela’s (and the World’s) ‘Odious Debt’ Problem
Venezuela could be a test case for reforming international finance’s lending to authoritarian governments.
Kenya
Blacklisting the Brotherhood
The Trump administration made history on November 24, 2025, when it issued an executive order calling for the U.S. government to designate “certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as Foreign Terrorist...
Op-eds
Regime Change Without Nation Building
America and Israel are at war with Iran, a fact that should be neither shocking nor surprising. Both countries have been targeted by the Islamic Republic since its inception in 1979. Both countries...
Op-eds
Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)
Armed conflict between the United States and Iran did not begin in 2026, but instead has deep roots that extend back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution. For nearly five decades, the clerical regime in Tehran...
Insights
How Hollywood can combat Russian influence in Africa
Washington is preparing to “challenge Chinese and Russian economic coercion and exploitation of African countries,” the House Ways and Means Committee said...
Op-eds
Why Is Saudi Arabia Abandoning Peace?
In the last few months, Riyadh has turned away from US-aligned partners in the Middle East.
Op-eds
Somali intelligence claims death of senior Shabaab leader
On January 1, Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) announced that it and “partner forces” killed senior Shabaab leader Abdullahi Osman, who is better known as Engineer...
Op-eds
Ukraine Conducts Strikes on Russian Targets Using Domestically Produced Missiles and Drones
Strikes on Several Dozen Targets: Ukraine’s General Staff announced that Ukrainian forces had used the domestically produced Flamingo missile, along with other missiles and drones, in a series of long-range strikes in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine and Russia on November 13. According to the statement, the strikes used a combination of Flamingo and Bars missiles and Liutyi drones to strike “several dozen” targets to reduce Russia’s “military-economic and offensive potential.” The Flamingo ground-launched subsonic cruise missile, which was unveiled in August, has a claimed range of 1,862 miles. The Bars cruise missile, introduced in April, has a reported range of approximately 500 miles.
Flash Briefs
Somalia reports death of Shabaab co-founder in ‘precision airstrike’
The Somali government stated on Monday that another co-founder of Shabaab is dead. The individual, identified as Mahmoud Abdi Hamud, better known as Jaafar Gurey, was reportedly killed in a “precision...
Op-eds
How Africa Can Shift Supply Chains from China
The United States can make a focused bet on African economies and reduce its dependence on Chinese supply chains.
Op-eds
China Set To Fill Gap From Expiration of Key U.S.-Africa Trade Program
Africa is bracing for crushing new tariffs on goods exported to the United States. On September 30, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) expired, forcing an end to the duty-free access to U.S....
Policy Briefs
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula donates aid to Gaza residents
The Shahada News Agency, a propaganda arm of Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, reported on August 19 that Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) successfully sent aid to needy Palestinians...
Op-eds
Sudan’s Democratic Alliance Blames Islamists for Civil War
Secular forces in Sudan are calling for Sudan’s Islamist movement to be classified as a terrorist group. This is happening as Congress considers legislation to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist...
Insights
US ground raid captures Islamic State leader in northern Somalia
In a brief statement released on Saturday, the United States military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed that its forces had “conducted an operation against the ISIS-Somalia terrorist network...
Op-eds
Sudan army chief appoints prime minister, allied militia retakes West Kordofan from RSF
On May 19, Abdel Fattah al Burhan, Sudan’s army chief and de-facto leader, appointed the first prime minister since the country’s civil war broke out in April 2023, marking an important step...
Op-eds
Why Trump can’t beat the Houthis
Attacking proxies won’t wound Iran
Op-eds
SAF Capture the Presidential Palace, Shaking RSF’s Stronghold
Mohamed Dagalo — the Sudanese rebel leader also known as ‘Hemedti’ — recently appeared in a video urging his soldiers not to surrender the presidential palace in Khartoum. Now, Sudanese...
Policy Briefs
Recent arrests of Islamic State sympathizers highlight persistent threats to US
In the early morning hours of January 1, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Army veteran from Houston, drove his rented truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing...
Op-eds
Sudan’s Civil War Edges Toward a Stalemate as RSF Rebels Establish Separatist Governing Authority
After more than 22 months of brutal civil war, Sudan appears to be heading toward a stalemate. Recent gains by the government’s Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have yet to secure a decisive victory, while...
Policy Briefs
A suppressed voice for truth from within the United Nations
Alice Nderitu sought to make forgotten conflicts in the world a topic of discussion and action, but everyone wanted her to focus on what she wouldn’t call a genocide in Gaza.