North America

March 28, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh, Behnam Ben Taleblu

U.S. Sanctions Iranian Intelligence Officials for Role in Abducting Former FBI Agent

Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence (MOI) serves as the long arm of the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism. Washington should treat it accordingly. On March 25, the U.S. Department of the Treasury...

March 14, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

It’s time to abolish the UN’s pro-Hamas bureaucracy

Fifty years later, the world body still behaves as though “Zionism is racism” remains on the books.

February 6, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Unpacking Iran’s counterintelligence apparatus

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued “seeking information” posters for two operatives of the Islamic Republic’s intelligence services implicated in the 2007 abduction...

January 16, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

‘The Cruelty of Forced Labor’: U.S. Bans Imports from 37 Chinese Firms Implicated in Uyghur Genocide 

The United States has extended its efforts to punish Chinese firms suspected of using forced labor from the country’s northwestern Xinjiang region, where the predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority is facing...

January 10, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

A fake genocide meets a real one

The obsession with Jews and Israel diverts column inches and airtime away from humanitarian crises that are far more dire than Gaza and far more intractable.

December 17, 2024 | Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic

The Near Enemy: China’s Subnational Reach Into the United States

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December 9, 2024 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

How To Stop China From Manipulating North American Markets

When Chinese firms move operations to Mexico, there are real costs for the United States.

December 2, 2024 | Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Laser Focus: Countering China’s LiDAR Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure and Military Systems

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October 21, 2024 | Dr. Georgianna Shea, Zachary Daher

How to Manage AI Big-Data Risks

Establishing a taxonomy for AI risks would enable researchers, policymakers, and industries to communicate effectively and coordinate their efforts.

October 11, 2024 | |

Dutch Parliament Votes to Designate PFLP Front Samidoun as a Terrorist Group

The Dutch parliament voted overwhelmingly on October 10 to call for Samidoun, a Canada-based group believed to be a front for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP),...

October 2, 2024 | Elaine K. Dezenski, Niko Stavropolous

Europe’s difficult path on China’s EVs is a lesson for North America

North America and Europe are facing an economic security crisis in the making, as China muscles its emerging electric vehicle monopolies and overcapacity into the Western market ...

September 13, 2024 | |

6 Things to Know About Samidoun, the ‘Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network’

Samidoun describes itself as an “international network of organizers and activists” that campaigns for the release of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. The group sponsors demonstrations, protests,...

August 30, 2024 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

The Case for a Strong North American Alliance is Getting Stronger

Around the world, from Ukraine to the Taiwan Strait, democracies are under threat.  It is easy, therefore, to take for granted the stability, strength, and durability of North American democracies. ...

August 6, 2024 | |

Iranian Cyber Warfare Targeting Israel Seeks to Exploit Fears of Military Attack

A malicious email sent to Israeli citizens on August 4 purporting to contain “citizen safety” guidelines drawn up by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has highlighted attempts...

July 10, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Only American leadership can rally NATO to fight the new axis of authoritarian chaos

NATO leaders on Tuesday arrived in Washington to mark the 75th anniversary of the historic alliance that helped defeat the Soviet Union and secure an American-led century. But diplomatic toasts...

June 28, 2024 | Bradley Bowman |

Cognitive Combat

China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans

May 29, 2024 | |

Canada Increases Number of Temporary Visas Allotted to Gazans

Canada announced plans on May 27 to increase the number of visas allotted to Gazans from 1,000 to 5,000. The temporary visas are reserved for relatives of Canadians and will be issued...

May 17, 2024 | Craig Singleton |

Remarks by Craig Singleton on Security at Home: Canada, the United States, and an Ascendant China

Craig Singleton: Good morning, Today, the U.S. and Canada stand at a critical juncture in our relations with China, particularly in the context of North American security. As we peel back...

May 11, 2024 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

Xi’s European tour: Some euro, no vision

For China to revive its fortunes, it must fundamentally change course, abandoning its version of predatory state capitalism in favour of the genuine market reforms its trade partners worldwide are calling for, Elaine Dezenski writes.

April 10, 2024 | Col. Grant Newsham, Cleo Paskal

NATO Isn’t Defending Guam, But Others Are

NATO provisions don’t include security guarantees for American Pacific Territories. But other U.S. treaty allies do—which is why this week’s meetings in D.C. are so important