Starlink

Let Ukraine Aim for the Archer

Without more interceptors, Kyiv needs the ability to take out what’s doing the shooting.

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...

U.S. Should Quickly Heed Ukraine’s Request on Starlink

As it braces for what may be its most difficult winter of the war, Ukraine is reportedly seeking permission to use the Starlink satellite communications system to target ballistic missile launchers on...

Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility

New Law Would Help Taiwan’s Communications Sector Work Around Chinese Cable Slicing

Taiwan is increasingly looking abroad to strengthen its domestic communications resilience. On July 21, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan unanimously passed a bill that eases restrictions on foreign firms...

The Islamic State’s targeting of a Chinese mine in Congo proves the group is a resilient threat

Between March 11 and 12, the Islamic State’s Central Africa Province (ISCAP) attacked and destroyed a Chinese-owned mine in Muchacha in Congo’s Ituri Province, more than 50 kilometers outside of the...

SpaceX Blocks Russia’s Starlink Access but Ubiquiti’s Tech Remains Ubiquitous

Ukrainians are praising SpaceX founder Elon Musk for his actions to stop Russia’s military from using the satellite internet system Starlink for communications and drone guidance. But another U.S.-based...

Iran’s Executions Have Not Stopped

Iranians are dying in their thousands, but the anti-regime movement endures nonetheless. The death toll from the latest protest wave is now estimated to have surpassed 36,000. Although the massacre...

Iran’s brave protesters are fighting for freedom — here’s how Trump can help

Iran is once again convulsed by mass protest — and this time, the ground beneath the ayatollahs seems to be genuinely cracking. The end of Tehran’s totalitarian repression and...

People of Iran keep rising up against tyranny, and we should help them

Iranians have once again taken to the streets in defiance of their Islamist and authoritarian government. What began as demonstrations triggered by economic grievances — with the rial plummeting...

Space Modernization for the 21st Century

Freedom for Iran: Learning From U.S. Support for Polish Anti-Communists in the 1980s

Using Human Rights as a Weapon Against Iran

The uprising began because of an Iranian woman’s hair. In September 2022, Iran’s morality police arrested and then killed 22-year-old Mahsa Amini for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly. Her murder...

10 Things to Know About Tehran’s Propaganda Network, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting

Israel struck the Tehran headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on June 16, damaging a key regime media organ. IRIB is far from an independent news channel. Rather, it is a tool...

Iran announces more casualties, intensifies internal crackdown amid Israeli strikes

As Israel’s military campaign against the Islamic Republic continued on June 14, Brigadier General Effie Defrin, spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said that 70 Israeli aircraft...

Why U.S. Aid to Iran’s Civil Society Falls Short

The road to Iran’s freedom is paved with well-intentioned U.S. grants — but intent alone has never toppled a dictatorship. The Trump administration’s broad pause on foreign assistance includes a...

What the suspension of US aid means for Ukrainian forces

On Monday, the Trump administration announced it was “pausing and reviewing” military aid for Ukraine following the contentious Oval Office meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr...

‘Maximum Pressure 2.0’: Washington Seeks to Restore Deterrence Against Tehran

The Tehran regime is already bristling at the prospect of a much tougher U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran. Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi warned on November 12 that if the Trump administration...

Donald Trump: Back to the Future on Iran Policy

Tehran’s theocrats must be terrified. That’s a good thing. Despite the limited and lackluster commentary on Donald Trump’s electoral victory in the Iranian press and by officials, regime elites must now face the fact that the candidate they sought to kill is set to re-assume the presidency on January 20, 2025.

Maximum Support

A New Strategic Direction for U.S. Iran Policy