A Global Perspective on Cyber Threats
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Times That Try Congressmen’s Souls
Will members defend America’s national security, sovereignty and Constitution?
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Sultan of Turkey: Erdogan’s Shameless Power Play
Co-authored by Gabriel Mitchell A row erupted within Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on March 21, after the deputy prime minister brazenly condemned Pr...
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Iran’s Negotiating Triumph Over Obama and America
President Obama believes that the nuclear “framework” concluded Friday in Switzerland is a historic achievement. Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, says he believes...
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What else is Iran hiding?
We don’t know all that has transpired in the talks on Iran’s nuclear program being conducted in Switzerland, but we do know that the White House has shied away...
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Obama’s Security Council Gambit
Co-authored by Lee A. Casey The recent open letter by 47 Republican Senators, putting Iran on notice that the US Constitution fundamentally limits the President’s ability...
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The Fragility of the Global Financial Order
The U.S. Treasury has, over the past decade, been at the forefront of waging economic warfare against rogue actors. President Barac...
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Violent Extremist vs. Holy Warrior
Is Barack Hussein Obama wrong to avoid appending “Islamic,” “Muslim,” “Islamist,” or even “jihadist” to the terrorism that has struck the West with...
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Doha’s Dangerous Dalliance
Co-authored by Luke Lischin Qatari support for Islamist non-state actors has been an escalating source of tension for the monarchy in some of its vital relationships. Qatar&rsqu...
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Waning Public Support for Tehran’s Nuclear Aspirations
Iran’s regime is at odds with itself over the costs and benefits of its controversial nuclear program. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the back and forth between President Hassan Rouh...
Policy Briefs
The Palestinians Are Mounting An Audacious Bid To Transform The Terms Of The Peace Process
The diplomatic struggle between Israel and the Palestinians reached a fever pitch on Wednesday as Palestinian ambassadors and their Jordanian allies pressed forward with a ...
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Years of Living Dangerously
The largest and most expensive embassy in the world is in Baghdad. President George W. Bush built it in the hope, perh...
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Obama’s Plan for Iran
Iran’s rulers brutalize their own citizens, sponsor terrorism on several continents, and openly vow “Death to America!” They are determined to acquire the ability to develop nuc...
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Holocaust Denial and the Iranian Regime
Well, we know that there's at least one person who won't be marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday. "Observe that no one in Europe dares to speak about the Holocaust even though it...
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Scare Tehran, Please
Is Barack Obama’s threat of preventive military action against the Iranian regime’s nuclear program credible? Would a one-year, six-month, or even three-month nuclear breakout capacit...
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The Power-Hungry vs. the War-Weary
Russia’s Vladimir Putin, seething over the collapse of the Soviet Empire, wants to become the hegemon of Eurasia — at least. Iran’s Ali Khamenei, outraged by the...
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Saudi Arabia is a Human Rights Nightmare
When President Barack Obama touches down in Saudi Arabia this week, he will be stepping into a human rights nightmare. Freedom House considers Saudi Arabia one of the world’s worst countrie...
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Switzerland Is Open To Iranian Business
During his recent appearance before the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani said that Iran is “ready to welcome entrepreneurs and big economic...
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The Amazing Coincidences of Iran’s Javad Zarif
On Wednesday, in the Red Sea, Israeli commandos intercepted a freighter carrying a secret cargo of munitions loaded in Iran and hidden under bags of cement. The weaponry included dozens of Syrian...