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September 11, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

The UN Arms Embargo on Sudan Is Broken. America Has a Plan to Fix It

The U.S. is rightly pushing the UN Security Council to expand the Sudan arms embargo before it expires this Saturday. Outlined by Ambassador Mike Waltz and Senior Advisor Massad Boulos, the proposal...

September 3, 2026 | Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Jack Burnham

Prohibiting the Importation and Marketing of Certain Covered UAS and UAS Critical Components and Equipment Listed in Section 1709 of FY2025 NDAA

September 2, 2026 | Sophie McDowall, Kateryna Kvasha

7 Ways the U.S. Is Trying To Defend Its Water System From Hackers

In the wake of nationwide cyberattacks on America’s water infrastructure, the Trump administration launched Project Watershed 250 on August 31. The six-month pilot, based in Texas, pairs local water...

August 28, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi |

Zero Shells for $533 Million

Turkey’s Expanding Stake in America’s Munitions Base On Aug. 12, ProPublica documented what the Pentagon’s inspector general had already confirmed in July: a Texas plant built...

July 30, 2026 | Nathan Picarsic |

Protecting Texas Critical Infrastructure

July 23, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow |

Why Hasn’t Washington Pressed Qatar To Extradite Terrorists?

Qatar needs to cooperate with U.S. extradition efforts.

July 2, 2026 | Mariam Wahba, Angelo Schiciano

Is Iran becoming a post-Islamic society?

Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding that has not stopped the exchange of fire in the Gulf but has already produced a renewed and more aggressive repression campaign inside...

June 19, 2026 | Keith Self, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

You Can’t Deter China by Ignoring Europe

The stronger and more united NATO remains, the less incentive Beijing will have to test American resolve elsewhere.

June 15, 2026 | Ari Ben Am, Thomas Crehan

China-Linked Technology Companies Target U.S. AI Companies and Data Centers

Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, said earlier this year that “AI is no longer a single breakthrough or application — it is essential infrastructure. Every company will use it. Every nation will build...

June 11, 2026 | Simone Weichselbaum, Naomi Friedman

Qatar covers its tracks: Gulf state spent millions to infiltrate American classrooms

Excerpt Qatar Foundation International has poured millions of dollars into U.S. K-12 public schools over the past 17 years. Qatari officials have long claimed that QFI has a “narrow philanthropic...

June 4, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow |

6 Reasons Why Qatar’s U.S. Financial Footprint Warrants Scrutiny

Qatar, a Persian Gulf emirate roughly the size of Connecticut, possesses outsized wealth by sitting atop the world’s largest natural gas reservoir. FDD has meticulously documented that this tiny country...

June 3, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow |

Mapping Qatar’s $400 Billion Footprint in the United States

May 29, 2026 | Nathan Picarsic |

Can We Lead in AI Infrastructure? First, Think We Can

The late, great historian David McCullough fondly compared the American story to The Little Engine That Could. It was a common theme across his historical treatment of American marvels ranging...

May 16, 2026 | Bonnie Glick |

The Humanitarian Aid Machine Cannot Be Bamboozled by Gaza

The problem with Gaza reconstruction is not simply how much money will be spent. It is whether anyone in Washington has the political courage to ensure American taxpayers are no longer subsidizing the...

May 14, 2026 | Emmerson Overell |

The Pentagon Is Transforming U.S. Commercial Satellites Into Tactical Battlefield Infrastructure

Contested battlefields can change in seconds. Vehicles move, targets disappear, and outdated intelligence can quickly place U.S. operators at risk.  For special operations forces (SOF) operating...

May 13, 2026 | Simone Weichselbaum |

In Texas K-12 Public Schools, Qatari Money Funded Jewish Conspiracy Content

Foreign influence is reaching into our children’s schools in Texas and around the United States. Kids are being exposed to lesson plans and textbooks stained with propaganda and even antisemitism. Who...

May 12, 2026 | Phoebe Benich, Dr. Emma Stewart, Harry Krejsa

Electrotech Moneyball

An Industrial Strategy for Ranking Risk and Opportunity in Energy & AI Supply Chains

May 6, 2026 | Johanna Yang, Jessica Ho

When Ransomware Hits, Governors Are Calling the National Guard

Minnesota called in its National Guard last month. Not because there was a flood, a fire, or even civil unrest. This time, Winona County needed support after a cyberattack. It was the second such attack...

April 23, 2026 | Erica Lonergan, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Implementing Cybercom 2.0 Should Not Postpone Establishing a Cyber Force

The Cybercom 2.0 initiative to improve cyber force generation does not preclude establishing a Cyber Force—it can lay the groundwork for one.

April 20, 2026 | Ivana Stradner, Max Lesser

How America can fight back against enemy propaganda

As Iran’s viral Lego videos, which spread anti-Western narratives through Lego-style animations and rap tracks, reach global audiences, the State Department’s call for diplomats to fight against...