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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

IDF destroys Hezbollah underground command complex at Ali al Taher, withdraws from ridge

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on September 10 that its 36th Division destroyed more than two kilometers of Hezbollah underground infrastructure beneath southern Lebanon’s Ali al Taher...

Lebanese Army intensifies Nabatieh deployment as report says mission excludes Hezbollah disarmament

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is reinforcing its presence in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh after several days of intensified Israeli military operations. Lebanon’s Al Modon newspaper reported that...

Yes, China’s State-Owned Shipping Giant Is Spying on the United States

COSCO’s cover is blown. On September 1, Reuters reported that the Chinese state-owned shipping giant — one of the largest maritime services companies in the world — uses equipment concealed aboard...

Israel claims control of Ali al Taher after weeks of Hezbollah attacks and failed handover efforts

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on September 3 that its 36th Division had cleared Hezbollah personnel from two underground routes beneath south Lebanon’s Ali al Taher Ridge, the site...

Advice to Europe: “America hasn’t won, but Iran may be losing.”

*This article was originally published in French In Europe, and especially in France, the verdict seems to be in. The United States, we are told, has pursued a strategy toward Iran that is as brutal...

Why Europe Isn’t Ready for NATO 3.0

US retrenchment from Europe, even if premised on European burden-sharing, will expose the continent to Russian aggression.

White House, Caracas release details on historic US-Venezuela oil deal

On August 28, US President Donald Trump announced that US officials had secured “majority U.S. control of more than 65 BILLION BARRELS of proven Oil Reserves in Venezuela,” in what he described...

Drone Warfare

The legacy of Carlos the Jackal 

He instructed revolutionary leftists to march behind Islamists – and they’re marching

Venezuela continues difficult recovery from twin earthquakes as oil sales surge

Venezuela’s recovery from the June 24 earthquakes has grown increasingly costly as the death toll has risen, infrastructure damage has become clearer, and reconstruction has placed new pressure...

Russia helps Iran sharpen its sword

Russia is shipping explosives and other military goods to help Iran replenish arsenals depleted in fighting with the United States and Israel, according to an August 17 report by NBC News. If accurate,...

Israel strikes military airbase in Syria while warning Turkey

Israel conducted airstrikes on the Abu al Duhur military airport in northern Syria during the evening of August 17–18. Syria condemned the strikes as a violation of its sovereignty,...

American missionary abducted in Niger freed after nearly 10 months of captivity

On Aug. 14, Serving in Mission International, a Christian organization based in North Carolina, announced that its employee, Kevin Rideout, was finally released after spending nearly 10 months...

North Korean missile deployment raises urgency of Ukraine’s Starlink plea

North Korea has begun dispatching a ballistic missile unit to Russia to help bombard Ukraine, which is already struggling to defend its skies, Ukrainian military intelligence official Andrii Cherniak told Reuters this...

Disarming Hamas Is Easier Said Than Done

In fits and starts, President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza is progressing. After months of inertia over Hamas’s refusal to disarm, the White House announced a breakthrough on July...