Taliban

May 20, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Opium protests catalyze anti-Taliban sentiments

Amidst a tumultuous landscape marked by escalating terrorism, deepening ethnic divisions, widespread protests, and the ravages of natural disasters, Afghanistan finds itself at a critical juncture two...

May 8, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Replacing America

China’s Communists rulers intend to establish a new world order

May 3, 2024 | Bill Roggio |

Architect of Doha agreement wrongly claims: ‘Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent has been dismantled’

Zalmay Khalilzad, the former Special Repressive for Afghanistan Reconciliation and the key architect of the Doha Agreement which aided the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, claimed that Al Qaeda’s...

May 2, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

How Hamas balances Qatar, Turkey and the West

Rumors continue to circulate that Hamas might relocate to host countries, however Hamas has too much to lose by leaving Doha, and the West and Doha have interests at stake.

April 13, 2024 | Jason Jay Smart, Ivana Stradner

Time to Tell Russians They Are No Longer Safe

Russia relies heavily on propaganda and disinformation. In the wake of the ISIS attack in Moscow, the West should use the truth to let Russians know how Putin has failed them.

April 10, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Biden wavers

He’s sending a message to both America’s enemies and allies

March 18, 2024 | Bill Roggio |

Pakistani military, Afghan Taliban exchange fire along the border

The Afghan Taliban launched attacks across the border into Pakistan on Monday in response to Pakistani military airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan. The Pakistani military, which helped the Afghan Taliban...

March 13, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

The state of the world

It’s more threatening to America than Biden understands

March 11, 2024 | Bill Roggio, Caleb Weiss

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula names new emir; U.S. has $6 million bounty on his head

In a newly released video, Ibrahim al-Qosi, a veteran official within al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), announced the sudden death of AQAP’s emir, Khalid al-Batarfi.  At the same time,...

February 25, 2024 | Peter Doran |

Ukraine Can Win — Here’s How

Ten years into Russia’s long war against Ukraine, far too many Americans are falling prey to a destructive idea. They needlessly believe that Ukraine’s defeat is unavoidable. These Americans have lost...

February 9, 2024 | |

Texas A&M to Close Qatar Campus

Texas A&M University announced on February 8 that it will close its campus in Qatar by 2028. “The Board has decided that the core mission of Texas A&M should be advanced...

February 1, 2024 | Bill Roggio |

Al Qaeda opens 8 new training camps, 5 madrasas, and a facilitation network to Iran in Afghanistan

Al Qaeda opened eight new training camps, five madrasas, a weapons depot and safe houses in Afghanistan that are used to facilitate the movement of its members to and from Iran. Additionally, “the relationship...

January 30, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iranian reactions to the Islamic State’s suicide bombings in Kerman

On the anniversary of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Lt. General Qassaem Soleimani’s death on January 3rd, 2024, two explosions occurred in proximity of the Kerman Martyrs...

December 3, 2023 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Stop With the Nice Words on Qatar

David Barnea, the head of Israel’s Mossad, announced Saturday that he was withdrawing the Israeli negotiating team from the Gulf Arab emirate of Qatar. The announcement signaled the end of the hostage...

November 24, 2023 | Natalie Ecanow |

Al Jazeera Must Register as a Foreign Agent of Qatar

Standing in a Gaza hospital this month, an elderly man with a bandaged arm told an Al Jazeera reporter a simple fact: “As for the resistance [Hamas], they come and hide among the people.” The man added: “They can go to hell and hide there.” The reporter promptly turned his back on the man and changed the subject.

November 6, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel’s enemies may see the war in Gaza as a road to Jerusalem – analysis

The Gaza Strip was first occupied by Egypt after the partition of British Mandate Palestine into a Jewish and Arab state.

October 18, 2023 | Bill Roggio |

U.S. offers $5 million reward for Shabaab’s deputy emir

The U.S. State Department’s Rewards for Justice Program is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Abukar Ali Adan, the deputy leader of Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch in...

October 18, 2023 | Orde Kittrie |

US law requires Biden to impose sanctions on Hamas for using human shields

Orde F. Kittrie is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a law professor at Arizona State University. He previously served for over a decade in legal and policy positions...

October 17, 2023 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer, Svante Cornell

A New Spring for Caspian Transit and Trade

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October 17, 2023 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

Cash, corruption, crumbling dams — that’s China’s Belt and Road Initiative, 10 years in

As the celebrations for the BRI’s 10th anniversary kick off, attending countries would do well to ask whether their citizens have anything to gain from 'win-win' cooperation with China, Elaine Dezenski writes.