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How Russia and China Support the Houthis

The United States and its allies need a more coordinated anti-Houthi strategy to counter a Russo-Chinese threat to the region.

Freedom of Religion or Belief in Egypt

Made in Lebanon: Social Media Account Tied to Pro-Hezbollah Media Backs French Protests

As French protests escalated, the X account Torche360 (@Torche360), on October 26, posted a video of a protester in Paris unfavorably comparing French police to the Israel Defense Forces. The account provides...

Lebanese military prosecutor charges 13 over Hezbollah explosives shipment

Lebanon’s military prosecutor charged 13 people on October 30 over a shipment of explosives that was seized earlier that month at the Dahr al Baidar checkpoint on the Beirut–Bekaa highway, expanding...

Siting New Spaceports and Use of Priority Airspace for Critical Space Launch Corridors

A Buyout for Iran’s ‘Shadow Fleet’

The U.S. can exploit sanctions to suppress the black market.

Qatar’s Lebanon Assistance Cannot Excuse Beirut From Disarming Hezbollah

Qatar is preparing — for the second time this year — to help Lebanon turn the lights back on. On October 16, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced plans to modernize Lebanon’s...

Iran says it has agreement with Iraq to expel Kurdish Iranian opposition groups

On October 20, Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Mohammad Kazem Al Sadegh said that Iraq has agreed to “expel the elements of the Iranian separatist terrorist groups from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq or to...

Sending Syrian Soldiers to Yemen Would Be a Mistake

Washington and Riyadh risk sacrificing Syrian stability by pressuring Damascus to join their war.

Lebanon Revokes Bank Saderat’s License, but Hezbollah’s Financial Network Remains

Lebanon has revoked the operating license of Bank Saderat, an Iranian lender implicated in financing Hezbollah. Karim Souaid, the governor of Banque du Liban, Lebanon’s central bank, confirmed the...

Hezbollah announces ‘Promise and Commitment’ housing and reconstruction program

Hezbollah announced a yearlong housing-assistance program on October 13, offering eligible families displaced by the 2024 and 2026 wars with Israel up to $14,000 for rent and furniture. Lebanese Prime...

Securing the United States Bulk-Power System

Hezbollah’s Financial Lifeline Extends Beyond Iran’s Cash Transfers

U.S. sanctions have strained Iran’s finances and disrupted some funding channels to its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah. Yet sanctions have not eliminated the group’s access to outside funding, including...

Saudi Arabia Needs a New Yemen Strategy to Defeat the Houthis

Israel’s formidable military and intelligence machines chewed up and spit out two of Iran’s most powerful regional proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah. Tehran’s militias in Iraq have proved far less capable...

Hezbollah’s Shadow Economy in Post-Assad Syria

You Probably Have the Iran War Backward

The blockade proves the success of sanctions. If the U.S. keeps its chokehold, Tehran will likely break.

The Abraham Accords at Six: How a New Paradigm Outpaced the Old Peace

Six years after the Abraham Accords were signed on the White House lawn, perhaps the clearest evidence of how profoundly they have changed the Middle East came not at another diplomatic ceremony, but behind...

Russia Is Practicing Attacks on Undersea Cables in the Arctic. The Consequences Could Reach Space.

Hidden underneath the frigid Arctic waters, Moscow is rehearsing attacks on allied infrastructure.  According to a September 10 Reuters report, U.S., UK, and Norwegian forces disrupted a covert...

Security Challenges in the Western Balkans

Briefing delivered to the Counter-Kleptocracy Caucus

10 Ways the U.S. Can Strengthen Deterrence in the Taiwan Strait