Why Does Qatar Keep Helping Terrorists?
Qatar remains one of the world’s foremost proponents of violent Islamist movements and states. The U.S. should treat it accordingly.
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Memo to Trump: Beware the ‘Reverse Teddy’
I was proud to serve the president in his first term. But Trump’s strength in the Western Hemisphere could portend weakness in Europe and Asia in his second, writes Matt Pottinger.
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The role of Iraqi Shia militias as proxies in Iran’s Axis of Resistance
Iran’s 45-year trajectory from the Khomeini revolution to its current challenge to Israel, the West, and the Rules-Based International System (RBIS) led to developing and solidifying its “Axis...
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What does Donald Trump’s “Hell to Pay” look like?
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that if the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, including seven American citizens, are not released before his inauguration on January 20, there will be “hell to...
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Trump can’t leave Syria to others
After the fall of Bashar Assad‘s regime in Syria, the incoming Trump administration faces a complex set of challenges. Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to reduce U.S....
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American greatness requires great military power
Encouragingly, most Americans understand that
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Don’t Fall for the New Syrian Regime’s Claims of Moderation
HTS’s membership rolls and track record do not inspire confidence that the group will lead to a free, inclusive, and prosperous Syria.
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Turkistan Islamic Party uses video from Syria to encourage jihad in China
The Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP), an Al Qaeda branch that fights under the banner of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), used a propaganda video from Syria to encourage Muslims to wage jihad in China. Hayat Tahrir...
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Assad’s Enemies Are Not Our Friends
The United States shouldn’t make allies out of terrorists.
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Hayat Tahrir al Sham’s terror network in Syria
On December 8, 2024, rebel forces deposed the regime of Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al Assad, after the insurgents stormed through much of the country, retaking various regional capitals and culminating...
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Taliban’s minister of refugees killed in suicide attack in Kabul
Khalil al Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban’s minister of refugees and a terrorist wanted by the United States, was killed in a suicide attack today outside of his ministry building. Khalil served as the minister...
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Iran is trying to spin Syria crisis for its benefit
Iran is pushing several narratives via state media, including blaming US and Israel for toppling Assad regime, and turning to Russia and other countries.
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How to Bring Back Maximum Pressure on Iran
At the end of 2020, the Islamic Republic of Iran was down to just $4 billion in accessible foreign exchange reserves. Its terrorist mastermind, Qassem Solemani, and the godfather of its nuclear weapons...
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Assad Is Gone: What Happens to Syria Now?
On 9/11, Sunni Islamism attacked the U.S. and suffered a crushing American response that allowed Iranian Shia Islamism to rise and dominate parts of the Middle East. On 10/7, Shia Islamism – with the...
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What’s at stake for America in Syria after Bashar al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s murderer-in-chief, has fled to Moscow. The people are celebrating, tearing down posters of Assad and statues of his equally vicious father, who founded the regime. But...
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The Afghanistan Freedom Front Steps into the Spotlight
As the world focuses on Ukraine, Israel, and Chinese revanchism, the war against the Taliban is heating up. Resistance groups still do not pose an existential threat to the Taliban’s iron grip over Afghanistan...
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Iran seeks ‘deeper and broader’ ties with Qatar
This is noteworthy because Qatar has positioned itself as a nation capable of simultaneously hosting extremists and terrorists while maintaining close ties with Western powers.
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Joey, we hardly knew ye
A few words of advice for the departing commander in chief
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Here’s how Elise Stefanik can put Trump’s America First agenda to work at the UN
The screams you heard emanating from Turtle Bay earlier this week were foreign diplomats learning that President-elect Donald Trump would appoint Rep. Elise Stefanik to be his ambassador to the...
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Qatar’s bait and switch game as mediator and host
Qatar is arguing that it won’t act as a mediator any longer, threatening the fate of the hostages because a deal would be harder without Doha in the middle.