Gaza and the De-Colonization Narrative
Western views of Arab society often get one major thing wrong – Arab agency.
North Africa
I’m an Egyptian American who studied in Israel: We can’t let Hamas kill peace along with the peacemakers
In the long litany of death notices that fill my Facebook feed — the friends and family of Israelis I met years ago as the lone Egyptian American studying at Tel Aviv University — one entry popped...
Op-eds
How America and Its Allies Can Stop Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran from Evading Sanctions and Financing Terror
Legislative Testimonies
Al-Qaeda’s North and West African branches respond to the Hamas-led invasion of Israel
In a joint statement released online, al-Qaeda’s branches in North Africa and West Africa, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), respectively,...
Op-eds
Baker’s Dozen: Thirteen Recommendations to Improve Deterrence in the Western Pacific
The United States Department of Defense (DOD), with the support of both Congress and the U.S. defense industrial base, has built the preeminent military force in the world. The United States has unmatched power projection capability, the ability to establish air and maritime dominance far from its shores, the resources to execute large scale ground maneuver operations, and the ability to conduct brigade-level amphibious operations. But despite all this, the United States will not be ready to deter and defeat America’s most capable adversary — China — in the demanding military environment the United States will face in the next few years in the western Pacific.
Legislative Testimonies
Analysis: Al Qaeda ideologue calls for jihad in Sudan, provides guidelines
Earlier this month, Bayt al Maqdis, a jihadi publishing house believed linked to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), released a book compiled of various letters written by the ideologue Abu Hudhayfah...
Op-eds
Truth or consequences
The Saudi crown prince has some legitimate grievances
Op-eds
The option that should have been taken in Afghanistan
One year after the Biden administration’s chaotic exit from Afghanistan, the results are undeniable. The country has become a haven for Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups. The Taliban is as oppressive...
Op-eds
War in Ukraine Is Destabilizing the Middle East and North Africa
The war in Ukraine is already setting the Middle East on fire.
Op-eds
Paper Trail of Terror
In autumn of 2017, my colleague Thomas Joscelyn was invited to visit the Central Intelligence Agency. It was a long time coming. He and our colleague Bill Roggio at FDD’s Long War Journal had for...
Op-eds
Israel’s rescue of Arabs from Ukraine undermines oppression narrative
Israel has done what it can to help its Arab citizens and other Arabs to whom it owes nothing to find safety in the conflict.
Op-eds
Putin Just Pushed the World Into an Even Bigger Energy Crisis
Even without sanctions, Russia’s war will increase the shortage of oil and gas.
Op-eds
Amnesty spreads the virus of antisemitism
It defames, demonizes, and attempts to delegitimize the Jewish state
Op-eds
The Coming Middle East Narco Wars
In April, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states temporarily banned the import of agricultural products from Lebanon. This was not a response to political events or to an overt...
Op-eds
American NGOs Rally Behind Groups Accused by Israel of Terrorism
A battle is raging over Israel’s declaration that six Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGO) are fronts for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a U.S.-designated terrorist...
Op-eds
Remember Lepanto
A great battle in a war not yet ended
Op-eds
Turkey Continues to Harbor and Sponsor Extremists
New sanctions on Turkey remind us of the country's unsavory connections to the terrorist underworld.
Op-eds
U.S. designates al Qaeda financial facilitator based in Turkey
The U.S. Treasury Department announced today that two money men working for al Qaeda and Hay’at Tahrir al Sham (HTS) have been designated. The designations are part of a broader U.S. effort to sanction...
Op-eds
Treasury Sanctions Jihadist Financiers in Turkey – For the Fifth Time in Two Years
The U.S. Department of the Treasury designated a Turkey-based company and three Turkey-linked individuals on Monday for facilitating the Islamic State’s (IS’) financial networks and transactions. The...