After a month on the sidelines, the Houthis have entered the war between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States and Israel on the side of their sponsors in Tehran. On March 28, the Yemeni...
The Danish shipping behemoth Maersk is now temporarily managing two ports along the Panama Canal after the Panamanian Supreme Court annulled a Chinese company’s contracts on constitutional grounds. The...
The burgeoning relationship between Somaliland and Israel proves that the Jewish state is not hated and isolated in the region, despite the neighboring cluster of authoritarian states insisting otherwise.
Latest Developments Key Town Captured: Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed on December 1 that they had seized control of the headquarters of the Sudanese Armed Forces’ (SAF’s) 22nd Infantry...
A high-stakes deal that would give an American company a major role in running dozens of strategically crucial global ports is now in limbo — as China aggressively demands a stake. The United...
One of the most profound threats to global security for the last thirty years or more has suffered a historic setback that will resonate for decades. In a ruse worthy of World War II’s “Operation...
Sisi is not reacting to public dissent and support; he is attempting to direct it. The pressure is real, and this political theater is Sisi’s answer.
The Sinai Peninsula is a strategic land bridge between Africa and Asia. The Sinai Peninsula, which connects the continents of Africa and Asia, has a landmass of 23,000 square miles, approximately...
Attacking proxies won’t wound Iran
On March 15, the US began a campaign of airstrikes against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. US Central Command said it had “initiated a series of operations consisting of precision strikes...
Mohamed Dagalo — the Sudanese rebel leader also known as ‘Hemedti’ — recently appeared in a video urging his soldiers not to surrender the presidential palace in Khartoum. Now, Sudanese...
International Energy Policies Threaten U.S. National Security
Those Outraged by Trump’s Proposal May Not Recall That a Similar Plan for Palestinians Was Put Forth in 1953
Biden didn’t try; Trump can and should
President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing his administration to re-designate the Houthis in Yemen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The move reverses a decision by the Biden administration...
Addressing the threat may provide a critical opportunity to secure strategic alliances that could dramatically alter the future of the region.
In the midst of Egypt’s prolonged economic strains, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has granted Cairo initial approval for an additional disbursement of $1.2 billion following a review of its initial loan agreement. The funding will be made available to Cairo following approval by the IMF Executive Board...
Egypt delivered its second weapons shipment to Somalia in less than a month on September 23, signaling a potential escalation in the Horn of Africa. According to Reuters, the shipment,...
The mullahs haven’t avenged Haniyeh’s killing because they’re playing a longer—nuclear—game.
In my first analysis and opinion piece on the so-called Axis of Resistance, I set the scene by describing Iran’s 45-year trajectory from the Khomeini revolution to its current challenge to...