North Korea

November 5, 2026 | Mathew Ha, Annie Fixler

North Korean Cybercriminals Carry Out the Largest Crypto Hack in History

Today’s bank robbers carry out cryptocurrency heists, with the best in the business hailing from North Korea. The FBI formally blamed Pyongyang for a $6.3 billion hack of the Binance exchange at the...

October 30, 2026 | Ben Cohen |

The UN secretary-general race is steeped in intrigue. Should we care?

Like it or not, the United States and the State of Israel have to deal with the world body.

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 26, 2026 | Bradley Bowman, Jonathan Schanzer

Israel’s moment of truth: Knesset election pivotal to future US-Israel relationship

Israel must make some crucial decisions about its own conduct. The fate of the US-Israel alliance could hang in the balance.

October 21, 2026 | Brandy Shufutinsky, Jennifer Richmond, Simone Weichselbaum

Foreign Funding and Influence in America’s K-12 Education System

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

Remarks before the Congressional Ukraine Caucus

October 14, 2026 | Max Meizlish |

Bank of America Hit With Historic $1.2 Billion Fine for Illicit Finance Failures

The U.S. financial system is the envy of the world. It’s also a major hub for illicit finance. Protecting the former requires confronting the latter, including when the failures occur at the nation’s...

October 14, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

A most ignoble Nobel Peace Prize

Navi Pillay deserves denunciation, not accolades

October 13, 2026 | Ben Cohen, David May

Navi Pillay’s Undeserved Nobel Peace Prize

This year’s winner has a long history of blaming Israel for the world’s problems.

October 8, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Amb. Yusuke Arai

The Iran Dilemma: A View from Tokyo and Jerusalem

September 29, 2026 | Bradley Bowman, Cameron McMillan

Trump’s US, Greenland deal changes less than it seems

Trump's new deal reaffirms broad basing access already in place. To get it, he damaged trust among America's European allies and created strains in NATO. The damage couldn't have come at a worse time.

September 23, 2026 | Bradley Bowman, LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster, Ryan Brobst

Strait Lines

September 23, 2026 | Bradley Bowman, LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster, Ryan Brobst

Strait Lines

September 18, 2026 | Ben Cohen |

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...

September 17, 2026 | Jiwon Ma |

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....

September 16, 2026 | Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Joe Dougherty

Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit 

September 15, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

Arming the U.S. military for the new cold war

More money necessary but not sufficient

September 15, 2026 | John Hardie, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

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...

September 14, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

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...

September 10, 2026 | Richard Goldberg, Ben Cohen, Joe Dougherty

Previewing the 2026 UN General Assembly