Mike Pompeo
United Nations Human Rights Council
Hold Hamas Accountable for Human-Shields Use During the May 2021 Gaza War
Memos
Skinheads, Saints, and (National) Socialists
An Overview of the Transnational White Supremacist Extremist Movement
Monographs
Al-Qaeda Is Still in Afghanistan, and It’s Fighting for Victory
The problem with Joe Biden’s ‘over the horizon’ strategy for fighting terrorism.
Op-eds
‘Like-minded nations must work together to make China treat others with respect’
David R. Stilwell, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP) from June 2019 to early 2021, speaks to The Sunday Guardian. In this edition of Indo-Pacific: Behind...
Op-eds
Only the Chinese Communist Party Knows the Origins of the COVID Pandemic
And it has been withholding, deflecting, and obfuscating the entire time.
Op-eds
The Taliban and Al-Qaeda Are Closing In on Afghanistan’s Provincial Capitals
Plus, the Biden administration designates Iranian-backed Houthi leaders as terrorists.
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early April
Early April Trends
Policy Tracker
Diplomatic Malpractice: Reforming the WHO After China’s COVID Cover-up
Memos
A Diplomat’s Trip to Taiwan Draws the Ire of the CCP
The Chinese foreign ministry has expressed outrage over an ambassador’s visit to discuss the pandemic.
Op-eds
The Biden Administration’s Playbook for Lifting Iran-Related Terrorism Sanctions
In his confirmation hearing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that lifting terrorism sanctions on Iran would not advance U.S. national security interests. Weeks later, however, the Biden administration...
Insights
The Problem With the Declassified Report on Khashoggi’s Death
It presents little new evidence and is unlikely to appease critics of Mohammed bin Salman.
Op-eds
Russia-Turkey Pincer Movement Threatens Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Survival
It is time the West offered robust support to the Istanbul-based Patriarchate – now being squeezed by Ankara and Moscow, both of which see it as a threat to their illiberal projects.
Op-eds
Xi Jinping’s Rise Is No Historical Accident
How 'The Longer Telegram' misunderstands the Chinese Communist Party's quest for power.
Op-eds
Merkel under fire for failing to choose sides between communist China and capitalist US
‘Germans got a free pass from the Biden administration,’ says ex-intel chief Grenell
Op-eds
Biden Must Reckon With the Failed Doha Deal
Leaving U.S. troops in Afghanistan past May 1 threatens their safety. Withdrawing all of them would further weaken the Afghan government.
Op-eds
The U.N. Refugee Agency With Few Actual Refugees
Less than 5% of five million people deemed ‘Palestinian refugees’ meet the criteria for this status.
Op-eds
Recalling the Holocaust is insufficient
The UN fails to name those threatening genocide or threatened by genocide