Munich Security Conference

Marking Four Years of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Syrian government and SDF continue transition, US strikes Islamic State and withdraws from Tanf

The Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continued transitioning control of portions of Syria as US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had carried out strikes on the Islamic...

Marco Rubio’s Munich Moment

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech has instilled a new sense of purpose within the transatlantic alliance.

Russian Cyber Threat Group Uses AI-Guided Malware

Hackers are now using AI to guide attacks in real time. In a statement that initially attracted little attention among Western analysts, Ukraine’s national cybersecurity agency warned on July 17 that...

Any Iranian Enrichment Gives Tehran a Path to Nuclear Weapons

Washington has restated its red lines on Iran. On May 7, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance reiterated the administration’s demand that Iran peacefully dismantle its nuclear weapons program, including uranium enrichment as well as its plutonium reprocessing capabilities — key processes that make fuel for atomic arms — or face military action.

What does Trump mean by ‘total dismantling’ of Iran’s nuclear program?

Trump has returned to office with a clear message: Iran will never possess nuclear weapons. But clarity on what that entails—and how to achieve it—is still lacking.

Russia’s AI-Powered Cyberattacks Threaten to Outpace Western Defenses

Russia is increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence to refine its cyber espionage and enhance attack precision, warned Western officials at the Munich Security Conference this past weekend.

Ukrainian President Zelensky Says He Won’t Meet With Putin Without U.S.-Backed Peace Plan

Zelensky Won’t Meet With Putin Absent Common Peace Plan: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared on February 14 that he would not meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir...

Marco Rubio must convince Europe that ‘America First 2.0’ has replaced Biden-era US decline

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has a historic opportunity at this week’s Munich Security Conference to define what an “America First” foreign policy means for Europe in President Trump’s second...

The Dangers of a Rearmed Europe

NATO kept its promise to keep ‘the Germans down.’ The U.S. shouldn’t assume that success is permanent.

Qatar: Ceasefire in Gaza Should Not Depend on Hostage Deal

Qatar’s prime minister said on February 17 that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza should not depend on a hostage deal. “This is the dilemma that we’ve been in and...

Palestinian Authority: Israel Is Not a Peace Partner, World Is Too Focused on October 7

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said on February 18 that Israel is not a peace partner and that world leaders are too preoccupied with Hamas’s October 7 massacre....

Deceptive normalcy: A border town with a front-row seat to the Gaza carnage

Netanyahu insists Rafah fight will proceed as international pressure mounts

Russia’s Biowarfare Lies Can’t Go Unanswered

The Russian disinformation machine has spun its latest web of lies. Last week, the Russian Defense Ministry accused the U.S. of preparing to target Russian troops with drones carrying malaria-bearing...

The Dangers of Iran’s Cyber Ambitions

Kremlin Claims Monkeypox Could Be a Secret U.S. Bioweapon

Washington needs to stop being a pushover in the global info war.

U.S. Restraint Has Created an Unstable and Dangerous World

Decades of ignoring the menaces posed by Russia and China has led the West to a precipice.

The German Green Party’s Antisemitism Problem

With German federal elections set for September 26, the center-left German Green Party is polling well, and has a solid chance to be part of the next government. For many German Jews and Israel, and...

Female Imam: ‘Does German FM have an antisemitism problem?’

The Foreign Ministry on Heiko Maas’s watch has faced allegations of stoking Jew-hatred.

Trump launches global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality

A report from The Jerusalem Post on death penalty for Iranian gays played a role in ending criminalization of gays.