Kenya
North Korean Hackers Could Ramp Up Cyberattacks on COVID-19 Targets in Near Future
During a closed-door parliamentary session on Tuesday, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) informed the National Assembly that North Korea’s state-sponsored hackers are attacking South...
Insights
AQAP leader cites U.S. Capitol riot as evidence of America’s supposed decline
In a newly released video, Khalid Batarfi, the emir of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), cites the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Trump as evidence of America’s...
Op-eds
Al-Qaeda’s Endless Jihad in East Africa
On December 16, the Department of Justice announced that Cholo Abdi Abdullah, a 30-year-old Kenyan national, had been charged with plotting a 9/11-style attack inside the U.S. Abdullah was a member of...
Op-eds
China’s Military Aims
Trump’s Wish to End the ‘Endless Wars’ Denies Reality
ISIS isn't dead, al-Qaeda is not a ‘shadow of its former self,’ and the Taliban is not our counterterrorism partner.
Op-eds
The death of a guest of the Ayatollah
An assassination provides insight into relations between Tehran and AQ
Op-eds
No, It’s Not Surprising That Abu Muhammad al-Masri Was Living in Iran
The Islamic Republic and al-Qaeda have a long history of cooperation.
Op-eds
Biden Must Act to Make Sure Sudan-Israel Peace Lasts
Unless appropriately bolstered, progress towards Sudan-Israel peace risks stalling or worse. History shows that steps towards peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors can collapse in the absence of sufficient traction.
Op-eds
Plan to Reposition U.S. Forces in Europe Needs More Work
The House Armed Service Committee (HASC) expressed concern last week about the Department of Defense (DoD) plan to reposition U.S. forces based in Europe. In its present form, the plan lacks sufficient...
Policy Briefs
Is Qatar lying about its COVID-19 outbreak to avoid jeopardizing its hosting of the World Cup?
According to John Hopkins University, Qatar has suffered at least 216 total deaths and 126,339 total cases
Op-eds
Did China help rig the South Korean election?
One of the probable goals of the manipulation, for the CCP at least, is to nurture a political constellation in South Korea that is more likely to eventually move to expel US forces from the peninsula, changing the strategic calculus in the whole Indo-Pacific. This could be a problem for India.
Op-eds
Israel’s next peace deal will be with Sudan
On the heels of the historic peace accords Israel signed last week with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, another regional deal is now possible. Sudan, once a terror safe harbor, is openly mulling...
Op-eds
No, There is No ‘End in Sight’ to the Battle Against Al-Qaeda
The terror group has grown its base since 9/11.
Op-eds
Meet the restrainers
They want to make America second-rate again
Op-eds
Communist China’s imperialist dreams
The Belt and Road Initiative is about more than infrastructure
Op-eds
Contagion of Chinese Corruption Will Threaten Post-Pandemic Recovery In Developing World
Eventually, the COVID-19 pandemic will end. When it does, the economic devastation the pandemic has left behind will become the overriding concern of governments worldwide. Today, China is working to burnish...
Op-eds
Below the Belt and Road
Corruption and Illicit Dealings in China’s Global Infrastructure
Monographs
North Korea is relying on the internet more, creating an opening for the US
A new report by Recorded Future, a private cybersecurity company, found that the North Korean regime is growing more reliant on cyber operations as a “critical tool for revenue generation, gaining access...
Op-eds
Brothers in Arms
The Consolidation of the Turkey-Qatar Axis