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November 5, 2026 | Orde Kittrie |

Will the International Court of Justice Lower the Bar for ‘Genocide’?

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will issue its final judgment on November 19 in the landmark case charging Myanmar with genocide against its Rohingya minority. There is strong evidence that...

October 30, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Congress should block Trump’s dangerous Saudi nuclear deal

Behind the scenes of U.S. midterm races, another campaign is quietly taking shape. Congress is poised to vote on the Trump administration’s proposed nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, with...

October 29, 2026 | John Hardie |

Poland selected to host Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile maintenance facility

The Pentagon announced Tuesday that Poland has been selected to host Europe’s first dedicated maintenance hub for the Patriot air defense system’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles. Once...

October 20, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Remarks before the Congressional Ukraine Caucus

September 30, 2026 | Ben Cohen |

UN Human Rights Council, European Governments Launch Economic Warfare Against Israel

International opprobrium towards the presence of Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, commonly known as the West Bank, is discernibly shifting from rhetorical condemnation to economic and legal warfare. Three...

September 18, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Tehran’s Transnational Repression Strategy Is Evolving

The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands have exposed an Iranian regime spyware campaign targeting Iranian dissidents around the world. In a September 15 advisory, they warned...

August 14, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Checkmate In Tehran: Converting Trump’s Economic Pressure Into Victory

A reactive Iran policy need not be an unprepared one.

August 11, 2026 | Antonia-Laura Pup, Angela Howard

Do not let China win Ukraine’s reconstruction

Beijing must not benefit from reconstruction contracts for infrastructure it helped destroy

July 31, 2026 | Ben Cohen |

Amid war and persecution, Iranians remain hungry for change

What is unmistakable is the depth of loathing for the Islamic Republic among its long-suffering citizens: At 71%, “dissatisfaction with the Islamic Republic” was the top reason for joining protests, according to a survey.

July 16, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

Even Limited Sales of High-End Chips to Chinese Buyers Pose a Serious Risk

China has a new opportunity to use American chips to achieve its artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions. On July 14, Jeffrey Kessler, the head of the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security...

July 9, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

Beijing Grapples With Controlling Its Domestic AI Sector

China is increasingly concerned over what its AI investments have wrought. On July 7, Reuters reported that Beijing is considering placing export controls on Chinese AI models, mirroring a move by the...

July 6, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, Jonathan Schanzer

Don’t Launder Erdogan’s Record at the NATO Summit

The NATO summit convening in Ankara next week will offer Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan an opportunity to present himself as a vital ally: one with a military capable of blunting Russian aggression,...

July 6, 2026 | Ben Cohen |

7 Fault Lines NATO Must Address in Ankara

As NATO leaders gather on July 7 to 8 in Ankara, the summit’s true test lies in unresolved faultlines over U.S. force posture cuts in Europe, host nation Turkey’s disruptive role within the alliance,...

June 18, 2026 | Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, Maya Khadra, Roberta Bonazzi

Hezbollah: Lebanon Has Just Shattered a European Fiction

For more than thirteen years, the European Union has maintained a distinction between Hezbollah's political and military wings. A distinction the organization itself has never recognized - and one that Lebanon's foreign minister has now swept aside.

June 11, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Venezuela reshuffles foreign relationships as oil production grows

As foreign minister and vice president under former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez helped build many of Venezuela’s relationships with American...

June 9, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey Escalates Tensions in Cyprus

Turkey’s increasingly confrontational posture in the Eastern Mediterranean was on display this week when aircraft carrying European defense ministers to Cyprus were reportedly harassed by Turkish fighter...

May 29, 2026 | Clifford D. May

UN Watch Report: Watching the U.N. Rot

April 28, 2026 | Joe Truzman |

Charity founded by Hamas member raising funds on US-based platform

Hamas member Muhammad Saleh al Bardawil founded Al Khair Challenge, a Gaza-based charity that remains active and continues to solicit donations, FDD’s Long War Journal has found. The US Treasury...

April 17, 2026 | Joe Truzman |

Iran-linked group Ashab al Yamin surges attacks in European cities, claims 15 since March

The Iran-linked front group Ashab al Yamin said it was responsible for conducting a recent string of attacks in the UK, Germany, Macedonia, and the Netherlands in April, with most of the incidents...

April 3, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

Congress Targets Advanced Chip-Making Equipment To Stifle Chinese Progress in AI Race

Congress is seeking to lock China out of the global advanced chip-making market. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), along with Representative Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), introduced a...