North Korea
Strait Lines
Generation Jihad
8 Questions Facing the United Nations at UNGA 81
The United Nations was formed “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” Yet more armed conflicts rage worldwide today than at any point since the world body’s formation at the end...
Insights
South Korea’s Cyber Response Options Beyond the Peninsula
Introduction Since 2015, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) cyber operations have evolved into one of the fastest growing and most consequential asymmetric threats in the Indo-Pacific....
Op-eds
Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit
Media Calls
Arming the U.S. military for the new cold war
More money necessary but not sufficient
Op-eds
How Elon Musk can unlock a Russia-Ukraine energy truce — and help save lives
Russia and Ukraine have “agreed” not to strike each other’s energy infrastructure, President Donald Trump asserted Monday — perhaps aiming to accelerate a deal that reportedly remains under negotiation...
Op-eds
IAEA Ends Syria’s Nuclear Noncompliance Finding
A unanimous vote by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) Board of Governors on September 9 formally ended consideration of Syria’s nuclear noncompliance. The decision followed cooperation by...
Policy Briefs
Previewing the 2026 UN General Assembly
Media Calls
Post-9/11 Lessons — We Overlooked Festering Geostrategic Issues
As we approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11, it is important to reflect on the historic significance of that atrocity and on the lessons we have drawn and should draw from it. The 20 years that followed...
Op-eds
Eyeing Russia and Iran, Berlin and Jerusalem Share Naval Capabilities
Amid acts of Russian sabotage throughout Europe, NATO announced Wednesday that Germany completed a test launch of an Israeli-made ballistic missile in the North Atlantic. The test followed Tuesday’s...
Policy Briefs
Advice to Europe: “America hasn’t won, but Iran may be losing.”
*This article was originally published in French In Europe, and especially in France, the verdict seems to be in. The United States, we are told, has pursued a strategy toward Iran that is as brutal...
Op-eds
Syria Is Off the Terror List, but Washington Still Has Leverage
US President Donald Trump has fulfilled the promise he made to Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in May 2025, to give Syrians “a chance at greatness.” At the end of August of this year, Trump...
Op-eds
The Axis of Aggressors Is Getting Ready for War. Is America?
America has grown addicted to the phrase “wars of choice,” often using it to vilify the U.S. government for campaigns deemed unnecessary. Wholesale skepticism of military power, however, undermines...
Op-eds
Germany is stepping up on defense — and Washington should celebrate
The Pentagon’s review of U.S. force posture in Europe has many NATO allies asking questions about the future of America’s military footprint on the continent, even as CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled...
Op-eds
Let Ukraine Aim for the Archer
Without more interceptors, Kyiv needs the ability to take out what’s doing the shooting.
Op-eds
Inside Economic Warfare And The Fight To Dismantle Iran’s Financial Lifelines
Americans need to give sanctions a chance.
Op-eds
What is the Axis of Aggressors doing in Europe and the Middle East?
Generation Jihad
Turning a Page on Syria’s Proliferation Past
“We are now turning a page … Turning a page does not mean forgetting the past; it means just the opposite — which is confronting it, confronting it with eyes wide open,” declared Rafael...