Iran’s ties to Western organized crime networks
The US has long labeled Iran as “the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism,” yet Tehran’s ambitions extend beyond backing Shia and Sunni Islamist groups in the Middle East.
Mexico
Trump wants to go after criminal networks. A new approach to sanctions is needed.
Excerpt During his address to a joint session of Congress, President Trump made a powerful declaration: “Two weeks ago, I officially designated [Tren de Aragua] — along with MS-13 and the ruthless...
Op-eds
How Trump’s war on cartel cash can stop fentanyl enablers — and save American lives
“China and the Mexican cartels are not trying to create drug addicts — they [are] trying and succeeding at killing off our people — primarily young men. If we were in a traditional war with over...
Op-eds
Trump Takes Aim: Executive Order Targets China’s Role in the Fentanyl Epidemic
Frustrated by Beijing’s failure to curb fentanyl precursor production and transshipment, the Trump administration issued a sweeping executive order outlining China’s role in facilitating synthetic...
Policy Briefs
Memo to Trump: Beware the ‘Reverse Teddy’
I was proud to serve the president in his first term. But Trump’s strength in the Western Hemisphere could portend weakness in Europe and Asia in his second, writes Matt Pottinger.
Op-eds
‘The Cruelty of Forced Labor’: U.S. Bans Imports from 37 Chinese Firms Implicated in Uyghur Genocide
The United States has extended its efforts to punish Chinese firms suspected of using forced labor from the country’s northwestern Xinjiang region, where the predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority is facing...
Policy Briefs
How To Stop China From Manipulating North American Markets
When Chinese firms move operations to Mexico, there are real costs for the United States.
Op-eds
Donald Trump: Back to the Future on Iran Policy
Tehran’s theocrats must be terrified. That’s a good thing. Despite the limited and lackluster commentary on Donald Trump’s electoral victory in the Iranian press and by officials, regime elites must now face the fact that the candidate they sought to kill is set to re-assume the presidency on January 20, 2025.
Op-eds
Chinese Money Launderers’ Guilty Pleas Highlight China’s Role in America’s Fentanyl Crisis
Two Chinese-born individuals pleaded guilty last week to laundering tens of millions of dollars of drug proceeds in coordination with individuals in China and other countries. The case highlights the role...
Policy Briefs
Europe’s difficult path on China’s EVs is a lesson for North America
North America and Europe are facing an economic security crisis in the making, as China muscles its emerging electric vehicle monopolies and overcapacity into the Western market ...
Op-eds
The need to move beyond America’s new containment
A "small yard, high fence"-centered approach to China is ill-suited for today’s technological and geopolitical environment and threatens to have a deleterious effect on the global economy. Beijing’s distortive, state-backed industrial policy requires a more systemic response. A full-throated American defense of free trade and economic prosperity would better mobilize the private sector and American allies – as opposed to an approach that relies solely on tactical restrictions on trade and investment.
Op-eds
Iran’s president backs Palestinians amid spats with UK, Australia
Iranian state media characterized this as support for more “resistance.”
Op-eds
The Case for a Strong North American Alliance is Getting Stronger
Around the world, from Ukraine to the Taiwan Strait, democracies are under threat. It is easy, therefore, to take for granted the stability, strength, and durability of North American democracies. ...
Op-eds
Turkey Officially Requests to Join South African Genocide Case Targeting Israel at ICJ
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on August 8 that his country had formally submitted a request to join South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)...
Flash Briefs
The AMIA Bombing: Thirty Years Later
Victims of Iranian and Hezbollah terrorism in Argentina now have hope of bringing their perpetrators to justice.
Op-eds
Treasury Highlights Role of Chinese Underground Banking in U.S. Fentanyl Crisis
The Treasury Department sanctioned key money launderers on Monday linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, targeting a growing national security concern: China’s underground banking network. This action,...
Policy Briefs
Post-Biden, we must secure the border to address the looming national-security threat
Just two days after that 50 ISIS-linked illegal migrants were on the loose somewhere in the United States, President Biden dismissed the threat of terrorists entering our...
Op-eds
Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba Exploit the U.S. Border Crisis
Latin America’s authoritarians are cooperating to increase illegal immigration to the United States.
Op-eds
Islamic State operatives arrested after illegally crossing the US border
On June 11, eight Tajik nationals with ties to the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP), the terrorist group’s branch in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia, were arrested in New York,...
Op-eds
Amid Tensions With Israel, Spain Requests to Join ICJ Case Targeting Jewish State
Spain on June 6 became the first European country to request to join South Africa’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) case accusing Israel of genocide in its war against Hamas...