U.S. Lawfare Options for Helping Bring Hamas to its Knees
Pressuring Qatar and Turkey to Quickly Detain Hamas Leaders
Michael Rubin
Biden risking new wars with Iran ‘diplomacy’ — and our Middle East allies know it
Excerpt “It’s time to end this forever war” — those were President Biden’s words as he issued the order for U.S. troops to withdraw from Afghanistan. America’s chaotic withdrawal certainly...
Op-eds
North Korea Shows How the Iranian Nuclear Deal Will Fail
Nuclear negotiations with North Korea have shown us that limited nuclear deals allow the proliferator the time and space to develop nuclear weapons.
Op-eds
Oman Must Isolate, Not Embrace, the Houthis
The Switzerland of the Middle East can still serve as a center for regional diplomacy. But even Switzerland does not offer safe haven to terrorists.
Op-eds
UN Peacekeeping in Cyprus: So Much for Deterrence
In Hans Christian Anderson’s children’s classic The Emperor’s New Clothes, the unfortunate emperor parades around the streets in his birthday suit, confident that his fine garments are seen by everyone...
Op-eds
Mercedes-Benz Must Crack Down on Antisemitism and Support for Iran
Political leaders in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg have shown no desire to end their promotion of BDS and support for the clerical regime in Tehran.
Op-eds
Turkey’s Ziraat Bank Under Scrutiny
Irregularities Point to Erdoğan’s Manipulation of Financial System to Consolidate Power
Memos
Arm Taiwan—but Skip the Nukes
As the military balance of power shifts in China’s favor, Beijing may be increasingly tempted to act against Taiwan.
Op-eds
Trump can get both Turkish and Kurdish support in Syria by negotiating peace deal
President Trump’s strategy of getting out of Syria but keeping the oil continues to stir up policy debates and emotions. Opponents of the U.S. withdrawal see this as a betrayal of the Syrian Kurds,...
Op-eds
U.S. ambassador and sanctions cause drop in German-Iran trade
9% drop in German exports to Iran.
Op-eds
Germany won’t disclose Iranian attempts to obtain nuclear weapons, rocket technology, foreign ministry letter shows
Germany’s government has refused to disclose the number of attempts by the ...
Op-eds
Evolving Menace
Iran’s Use of Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare
Monographs
Analysis: How Gulf States can get Europe to Abandon Iran
The protests sweeping across Iran are a clear sign the country’s economy and its Islamic revolutionary system are ready to buckle. The Gulf states can play a critical role in stymi...
Op-eds
Germany Permits Iranian Regime Mass Murderer to Flee the Country
Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi – considered a successor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei – fled Germany on Thursday for Iran amid criminal complaints filed against him for ...
Op-eds
Syria’s chemical program: Rubio ‘gravely concerned’ about Iran & Russia complicity
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio told Fox News he’s “gravely concerned” about Iran’s role in helping Syria develop its chemical warfare program that ended up killing dozens of peo...
Op-eds
Analysis: Still Hope for Regime Change in Iran
To better understand the Islamic Republic of Iran, don’t turn straight away to the front page of the newspaper. Rather flip to the labor union and business sections and press. Growing worke...
Op-eds
Still Hope for Regime Change in Iran
To better understand tha Islamic Republic of Iran, don’t turn straight away to the front page of the newspaper. Rather flip to the labor union and business sections and press. Growing worke...
Op-eds
Analysis: Why Germany is the Weakest Western Link in Nuclear Talks With Iran
With the Iran nuclear talks entering the final stretch in Vienna, Germany’s role in the negotiations to end Tehran’s illicit nuclear weapons program has largely escaped scrutiny....
Op-eds
Book Review: Dancing With the Iranian Devil
To understand the foreign policy goals of European engagement with Iran during its nascent phase, it is worth recalling a joke of the time. In 1984, Germany’s then-foreign mi...
Op-eds
Analysis: It’s ‘business as usual’ as some of Israel’s friends in Europe increase trade with Iran
Germany and the Czech Republic – key allies of Israel in the European Union– have boosted economic ties with Iran. The Czech government is slated to send 20 companies to Tehran on Sat...