A masterclass in gaslighting is being given in Doha right now. Qatar is hosting the Conference of State Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption from December 15 through 19. It’s...
In recent comments to CNN, Qatar’s prime minister reflected on his country’s unique ability to “convene between conflicted parties and understand the grievances.” ...
To my mind, the sickening fate of journalist Daniel Pearl signaled the beginning of the revived trend that Jews are still confronting.
Wanted Islamist Terrorist Killed: India announced on May 8 that its armed forces had eliminated Islamist terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar, a co-conspirator in the 2002 abduction and murder...
The threat matrix keeps expanding
David Barnea, the head of Israel’s Mossad, announced Saturday that he was withdrawing the Israeli negotiating team from the Gulf Arab emirate of Qatar. The announcement signaled the end of the hostage...
If Doha continues backing the terror group, it should be held accountable for American hostages’ deaths.
It will present an enormous challenge to free nations
Qatar is also sending billions to a small circle of top-flight universities.
On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 hijackings, As Sahab, al Qaeda’s main media arm, did not release a video commemorating the attacks. Instead, As Sahab posted a lengthy production in which Ayman al...
There’s not much time left to mitigate the consequences
Trump’s State of the Union was a personal best but with one Obamanian slip.
An important goal of President Donald Trump’s meetings with Arab and Islamic leaders this past weekend was to encourage them to shoulder more of the burden in defending our common interests...
Secretary of Defense James Mattis is on a Mideast tour to “continue efforts to strengthen regional security architectures.” While his meetings in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel are li...
More than 15 years after the September 11 hijackings, the U.S. government has issued yet another warning about airline security. On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced ne...
Al Qaeda claims that two of Ayman al Zawahiri’s daughters and a third woman were released weeks ago in exchange for the son of General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Pakistan’s former spymaste...
After a long and extraordinary career, Gen. Michael Hayden has written “Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror.” Both a memoir and a primer on modern espionag...
In his closing remarks at the White House summit on countering violent extremism this past week, President Barack Obama ...
Co-authored by Luke Lischin Qatari support for Islamist non-state actors has been an escalating source of tension for the monarchy in some of its vital relationships. Qatar&rsqu...
President Barack Obama arrived in Riyadh today to offer his condolences on the death of the beloved Saudi King Abdullah and to meet his successor, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. But just who is Ki...