How American Lawyers and Accountants Help Fuel the War in Ukraine
These enablers are successful because U.S. law exempts them from the rules that make it hard for American banks to do business with criminals.
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Palestine 194 Distracts from Abbas’ Despotism
Western governments should make clear to Abbas that Palestine 194 is a dead end.
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The Forgotten South Korean Prisoners Of War Who Sacrificed And Suffered For Seven Decades For Korean Freedom
The sixty-ninth anniversary of the Korean War Armistice is July 27, 2022. The war is known as the “Forgotten War.” One of the most forgotten aspects of the war are the South Korean prisoners of...
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How Russia Won the UN Showdown Over Syria
The Biden administration made the critical error of negotiating without leverage
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Building on Biden’s Israel Commitments Before It’s Too Late
During President Joe Biden’s trip to Israel last week, he and Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a landmark declaration that contains several important U.S. commitments, including on preventing Iran from...
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Iran’s Economy is Growing, But So Is Iranian Discontent
Why is Iran’s economic growth not translating into a better quality of life for Iranians?
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No, the West Should Not Appease Erdogan
Overlooking the severity of Erdogan’s acts of governance in order to find a way to work with Turkey fundamentally undermines the objectives the West is seeking to achieve and uphold.
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Lebanon, America, and the Courage of Fouad Ajami
For his courage to think independently, and for his honesty in tackling Arab failure, Ajami became the guiding light for many Arab thinkers after him.
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Congress Should Help End UN’s Latest Anti-Israel Waste of Funds
With the UN budget in crisis, it is even more irresponsible than usual to waste precious UN resources on the commission of inquiry or any other Israel bashing exercise.
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War in Ukraine Is Destabilizing the Middle East and North Africa
The war in Ukraine is already setting the Middle East on fire.
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Why Is Israeli-Palestinian Violence Returning to Jenin?
Two months into a renewed wave of violence centered around Jenin, the city's experiment in “managing the conflict” might be nearing its end.
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Andy Levin’s ‘Two-State Bill’ Won’t Support Middle East Peace
Levin’s bill, were it enacted, would never achieve its ostensible goal.
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How to Target Russian Oil Exports Without Upending Global Energy Markets
Western sanctions should focus not on taking Russian supplies off the market, but on markedly reducing the revenue Russia earns from each barrel of exported oil.
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The U.S. Should Sanction Gaza’s Popular Resistance Committees
Even though the PRC has American blood on its hands, as well as that of Israelis, the group has somehow escaped U.S. sanctions.
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Reducing Pressure on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Raises Risks for America
Deal or no deal with Iran, retaining and enforcing America’s most significant counterterrorism authority against the long arm of the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism remains in the national security interest of the United States.
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To Up the Pressure, Washington Must Sanction Russian ADRs
It will not be painless for American investors, but the pain Vladimir Putin will suffer will be far more.
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How To Respond To North Korea’s ICBM Test
On March 24, North Korea possibly tested its new Hwasong-17 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). Kim Jong-un broke part of his self-imposed moratorium on ICBM (and nuclear) tests that he promised...
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Strikes on Iraq Reveal Iran’s Embrace of Missile Operations
The pattern of strikes reveals an important dyad driving Iran toward more missile use: real advancements in its ballistic missile program and sticky perceptions of declining U.S. resolve to counter Iran.
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Iran’s Hackers Are Opportunistic, Patient, and Fearless
Iranian hackers are dangerous not because they have uniquely sophisticated techniques but because they are increasingly less risk-averse than other cyber actors.
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Biden’s EIKO Sanctions Concession Is a Gift to the Ayatollahs
Lifting sanctions on EIKO will not advance Joe Biden’s purported goal of a nuclear détente with Tehran.