The legacy of Carlos the Jackal
He instructed revolutionary leftists to march behind Islamists – and they’re marching
Sudan
Vučić Welcomes Zelensky in Serbia: Turning Point or Tactical Gambit?
On Saturday, Volodymyr Zelensky made his first official visit to Serbia, a country long seen as one of Russia’s closest European partners. For some in the West, it was proof that Serbian President Aleksandar...
Op-eds
Islamism 101
America’s leaders refuse to do their homework
Op-eds
From Guantanamo Bay to ISCAP: The case of Jamal Kiyemba
On August 3, Jamal Kiyemba, a Ugandan who previously resided in the United Kingdom, was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison in Kampala for his support of the Allied Democratic Forces...
Op-eds
Sudanese Armed Forces gains in civil war force strategic adjustment from paramilitia rival
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group that has been engaged in a more than three-year civil war against the state’s Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), announced a recalibration of its forces...
Op-eds
When Paris Celebrates the Bankruptcy of Human Rights
On Monday, July 27, at the United Nations Security Council, American diplomats stood up and walked out as the French ambassador began to speak. Ukraine was the item on the agenda that day. In Moscow and...
Op-eds
Erdogan’s rivalry with Israel has a new front: Africa
The answer becomes clearer once the South African relationship is placed inside Turkey’s broader African buildup, which has been running for two decades and has little to do with Israel at all.
Op-eds
The UN’s toxic obsession with Israel lets the world’s worst regimes off scot-free
An absurd report claiming that Israel has committed genocide is the latest example
Op-eds
Sudan Turns Away From Iranian Weapons in Hopes of Courting Washington
Sudan’s civil war, now in its fourth year, has become one of Africa’s first drone wars. Yet the drones dominating this battlefield are overwhelmingly foreign. From approximately 3,000 miles away,...
Policy Briefs
Israel reportedly targets Imam Hossein Division missile commander in Beirut strike
On May 28, at approximately 2 pm, the Israeli Air Force targeted an apartment on the second floor of the Rayyan Project building, near Shuwayfat’s Ajniha Al Khamsa area, just southeast...
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
Turkey Plays Central Role in Transfer of Iranian Weapons to Sudan
Turkey is enabling covert weapons trafficking to Sudan. A newly unsealed U.S. federal indictment against Iranian national Shamim Mafi details how Turkish financial channels, currency exchanges, and corporate...
Policy Briefs
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
Qatar Influence Operations: Unmasking a Suspected Network
Memos
Iran’s War on Iraq’s Oil Industry
Iran-aligned militias in Iraq have been attacking the country’s oil sector while the world’s attention focuses on the Strait of Hormuz.
Op-eds
How Sudan Became a Killing Field
On the third anniversary of Sudan’s war, the bloody fight is turning into the scene for proxy fights between the likes of Iran, Russia, and other global bad actors.
Op-eds
Hezbollah at War: What Comes Next for Lebanon and the Region
Media Calls
Iraq’s Emboldened Terror Groups
Shelly Kittleson, an American journalist, was kidnapped off the streets of Baghdad on March 31 and is now a bargaining chip for the militia that took her. It’s a tragedy on replay....
Op-eds
The Broken Promise of the Panama Papers, Ten Years On
The scandal thrust financial secrecy into the spotlight. Why is dirty money still such a big problem?