A Troubling Precedent from Seoul
Recent geopolitical turmoil has made it clear that the United States needs reliable partners. And rather than just diplomacy for diplomacy’s sake, the urgent necessity of America’s reindustrialization effort...
Pennsylvania
U.S. Needs To Upgrade Critical Infrastructure To Counter Iranian Hackers
U.S. officials suspect Iranian hackers are behind the breach of gas station pump displays in several states. The hacks are part of a long-term Iranian campaign targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, including...
Policy Briefs
Palestinian ‘pay to slay’ shows why Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza is needed
President Donald Trump is known for forging his own foreign policy path, and Gaza is no different. Whereas the previous administration hoped that a “revitalized” Palestinian Authority would...
Op-eds
Palestinian Authority Double-Speak on Payments to Terrorists Places French and EU Aid Under the Spotlight
French President Emmanuel Macron could not have been clearer. Standing alongside Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas at a press conference following their meeting in Paris last...
Policy Briefs
Turkey, The Kurds, And The U.S.: The SDF Partnership Hits a Strategic Wall
Masoud Barzani’s February 6 meeting with SDF commander Mazloum Abdi spotlights a decade of U.S. partnering that helped defeat ISIS in eastern Syria, but never produced a political endgame. After holding territory east of the Euphrates, the SDF suffered setbacks in mid-January clashes and then reached a January 30 understanding that allows Damascus to expand security control in remaining SDF areas. Some fighters could be absorbed into Syria’s army, while U.S. forces weigh next steps for ISIS detainee operations and their remaining footprint.
Op-eds
British and French Recognition of Palestine Will Reward Terrorism, Endanger European Security
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron are reportedly poised to recognize Palestine as a state within the coming days. If they do so, they will regrettably...
Insights
All wars must end
But 24 years after 9/11, the War on the West is still going strong
Op-eds
Erdogan, Macron Condemn Trump Administration’s Denials of Visas for Palestinian Officials
Turkey Unhappy With Visa Ban: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded that the United States reverse its decision to revoke the visas of Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestinian...
Flash Briefs
U.S. ‘Denying and Revoking Visas’ of Palestinian Authority and PLO Officials Ahead of UN General Assembly
State Department Denies Visas: The U.S. Department of State announced on August 29 that it would be “denying and revoking visas for members of the Palestinian Liberation Organization...
Flash Briefs
A Year of Meming Dangerously: Iranian Influence Operations Targeting Israel Since October 7
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Memos
Justice Department Seeking Death Penalty for Shooter of Israeli Embassy Staffers in DC
Death Penalty Sought: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will seek to indict Elias Rodriguez — accused of murdering two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, DC, in May —...
Flash Briefs
‘Unprecedented Commitments’: France Claims PA President Mahmoud Abbas Agrees That Hamas Will No Longer Rule Gaza
Abbas Condemns October 7 Massacre: Ahead of a June 17-20 UN summit on Palestinian statehood convened by France and Saudi Arabia, the French foreign ministry announced that it had...
Flash Briefs
From protest to terrorism: A well-trodden path
The question was never if the pro-Hamas movement that has disfigured our country would itself turn to violence ... but when.
Op-eds
‘Targeted Terror Attack’: Egyptian National Firebombs Pro-Israel Group in Boulder, Co., Advocating for Hostages in Gaza
Boulder Attack: A man using a “makeshift flamethrower” and “incendiary device” attacked members of a Boulder, Colorado-based pro-Israel group advocating for the release...
Flash Briefs
A secular jihadi brings the intifada to Washington
The Islamist/leftist alliance metastasizes
Op-eds
What Qatar wants, Qatar gets
How a tiny but extraordinarily wealthy emirate buys influence
Op-eds
PA Reportedly Halts ‘Pay-to-Slay’ Payments to More Than 1,600 Palestinian Prisoners
Latest Developments Some Prisoners Lose Pay-to-Slay Stipend: The Palestinian Authority (PA) has reportedly ended “pay-to-slay” payments to the families of at least 1,612 Palestinians serving jail...
Flash Briefs
Evolving the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan to Support Precision Lethality and Effective U.S. Military Operations
Recent guidance from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has mandated an 8percent cut in Department of Defense (DoD) programs not related to 17 priority items Secretaryof Defense...
Op-eds
‘Neither Hamas Nor the Palestinian Authority’: Netanyahu Rejects Reports of Gaza Power Transfer
Latest Developments Netanyahu Rejects Post-War PA Governance in Gaza: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 17 that “the day after the war in Gaza, neither Hamas nor the Palestinian...
Flash Briefs
PA to Modify ‘Pay to Slay’ Policy in Apparent Overture to Trump
PA Reportedly Agrees to U.S. Demands to Modify Terror Incentives: Palestinian Authority (PA) officials have reportedly informed the Trump administration that the Palestinian government is prepared to reform...