The U.S. Needs Its Mideast Bases
If America won’t finish the job in Iran, leaving the Gulf Arab states would turn a failure into a rout.
Presidency of Donald Trump
Voluntary Militia Disarmament in Iraq Sounds Too Good to Be True, and It Likely Is
Promises from Iran-backed militias in Iraq can never be taken at face value. Asaib Ahl al-Haq (AAH), an Iran-backed militia in Iraq designated by Washington as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)...
Policy Briefs
Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: June
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Why Christian persecution is Trump’s new foreign policy roadmap
During his first term, President Donald Trump made fighting Christian persecution around the world a foreign policy priority. In his second term, it has become something more than that. The...
Op-eds
Farewell Fidelismo?
Trump has a chance to liberate the Cuban people – and others
Op-eds
US, Nigerian forces kill senior Islamic State leader
The US military, “in coordination with the Armed Forces of Nigeria,” killed Abu Bilal al Minuki, a top Islamic State leader, and other unnamed commanders in an operation in northeastern Nigeria...
Op-eds
New U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy Spotlights Muslim Brotherhood
Amid the war with Iran, the Trump administration has not forgotten about the Muslim Brotherhood. On May 6, the White House released its 2026 counterterrorism strategy, identifying the Muslim Brotherhood...
Policy Briefs
The Trump Administration’s Counterterrorism Strategy Takes Aim at Drug Cartels
Excerpt President Donald Trump’s new counterterrorism strategy is an unapologetic, hard-hitting political manifesto that prioritizes the targeting of drug cartels over the usual emphasis...
Op-eds
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
Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: May
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Blockade Pressure Mounts as Washington Rejects Tehran’s Proposal
The Islamic Republic can absorb air and missile strikes but cannot withstand economic collapse. Yet it risks such a collapse if it does not budge. President Donald Trump rejected Tehran’s proposal...
Policy Briefs
America’s Cyber Strategy Has a Budget Problem
The threat from cyberattacks has never been more acute, but there is reason to worry America is not rising to the challenge. It is not the lack of a cybersecurity strategy, but rather a growing...
Op-eds
Turkey Is the Weak Link in Trump’s Economic War on Iran
The nation’s regulatory and commercial environment remains a critical conduit for Tehran.
Op-eds
Hamas Reiterates Refusal To Disarm, Placing Gaza Ceasefire in Jeopardy
The ceasefire plan in Gaza has hit a roadblock in the shape of Hamas’s continuing refusal to disarm. The Iran-backed terrorist group conveyed that exact message to representatives of President Donald...
Policy Briefs
What Victory Looks Like When Your Foe Won’t Surrender
The U.S. can win without Iran acknowledging it lost
Op-eds
How the Iran war is helping Lebanon and Israel tiptoe toward peace
One of the paradoxes of war is that it can jolt peacemakers into action when conventional diplomacy fails. That’s what appears to be underway right now between Israel and Lebanon.As a direct result...
Op-eds
Crude new world: Oil markets will never be the same – regardless of how the war in Iran ends
Preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is a worthy goal in and of itself. But President Trump’s campaign against the Iranian regime carries far broader implications — many of them...
Op-eds
Trump Rebukes U.S. Proposal for 20-Year Moratorium on Iran’s Uranium Enrichment
“I’ve been saying they can’t have nuclear weapons … so I don’t like the 20 years,” President Donald Trump told the New York Post on April 14. The president was responding to reports that...
Policy Briefs
The U.S. military can clear mines but not minds
Though Tehran’s capabilities are being degraded, its theology persists
Op-eds
Christianity Is the Vanguard of Western Civilization—and America Must Protect It Abroad
On Easter Sunday, the White House issued a press release stating that under President Donald Trump’s leadership, “the U.S. is once again a beacon of religious liberty — honoring the biblical...