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November 19, 2023 | Cleo Paskal |

Three upcoming events that could torpedo Pacific peace

Three things are going on that could turbo charge Chinese strategic expansion in the Pacific. U.S. DEFENCE ARCHITECTURE IN THE PACIFIC The first two involve what are known as the “Compact States”....

April 28, 2023 | John Hardie |

WAR IN UKRAINE UPDATE: Battle for Bakhmut Continues; Iran Helps Russia

Russian forces continue to grind forward in street-by-street fighting in the decimated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Having apparently consolidated control over a railway...

September 22, 2016 | Aykan Erdemir |

An Opening for Erdogan to Shift Turkey’s Course?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his address at the United Nations General Assembly this week as an opportunity to repeat his ...

May 12, 2016 | Juan C. Zarate

Terrorism, Missiles and Corruption: The Risks of Economic Engagement with Iran

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May 2, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Giant Austrian bank shuts down BDS account

One of Austria's largest companies – the Erste Group – closed a bank account held by BDS Austria. The Vienna-based BDS Austria announced on Friday on its ...

February 9, 2015 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Doha’s Dangerous Dalliance

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...

July 25, 2014 | FDD Policy Brief

Quds Day, Palestinian Protests, and West Bank Stability

Palestinians in the West Bank organized one of the largest protest marches in recent history last night, sparking clashes with Israeli police late into the morning. The protest, dubbed the &ldquo...

March 27, 2012 | Jonathan Schanzer |

The Global March for Jerusalem

The first flotilla in 2010 ended in a bloodbath on the high seas, when the Israeli navy intercepted Islamists and activists seeking to challenge Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip. The sec...

February 9, 2012 | Lee Smith Tablet

Hostage Crisis

Since last month, 19 Americans working with pro-democracy nonprofit organizations have been under investigation for trumped-up charges of operating without proper registration. On Monday, the Egy...

June 24, 2011 |

Fatah, Hamas, and the Statehood Gambit

On May 3,  Hamas and Fatah, the two largest and most influential Palestinian factions, created a unity government. Following a brutal civil war in 2007 that left Hamas in control of the Gaza...

June 2, 2010 | The Weekly Standard

Germany Turns a Blind Eye to Radical Islam

Just as the danger of homegrown political Islam is on display in the United States with the attempted Times Square bombing--the third attempted attack in six months--Germany seems to be recoiling...

June 29, 2003 | FrontPageMagazine

Portrait of a Wahhabi

By Stephen Schwartz On Thursday, June 26, I testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, chaired by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz). My topic was &...