Kenya

April 8, 2021 | Andrea Stricker |

OPCW Member States Must Counter Russian Obstruction

February 19, 2021 | Mathew Ha |

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...

February 10, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

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...

December 23, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

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...

December 15, 2020 | Craig Singleton |

China’s Military Aims

December 3, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

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.

November 25, 2020 | Clifford D. May |

The death of a guest of the Ayatollah

An assassination provides insight into relations between Tehran and AQ

November 19, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

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.

November 12, 2020 | Orde Kittrie, Varsha Koduvayur

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.

October 5, 2020 | Maj. Scott D. Adamson |

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...

October 4, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

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

October 3, 2020 | Cleo Paskal |

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.

September 22, 2020 | Jonathan Schanzer |

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...

September 16, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

No, There is No ‘End in Sight’ to the Battle Against Al-Qaeda

The terror group has grown its base since 9/11.

July 1, 2020 | Clifford D. May |

Meet the restrainers

They want to make America second-rate again

May 27, 2020 | Clifford D. May |

Communist China’s imperialist dreams

The Belt and Road Initiative is about more than infrastructure

May 6, 2020 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

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...

May 6, 2020 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

Below the Belt and Road

Corruption and Illicit Dealings in China’s Global Infrastructure

February 26, 2020 | Mathew Ha |

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...

December 11, 2019 | Aykan Erdemir, Varsha Koduvayur

Brothers in Arms

The Consolidation of the Turkey-Qatar Axis