Friends of China have huge influence on Capitol Hill: Grant Newsham
‘When Beijing throws in the allure of money, they make short work of Wall Street and America’s business class—and academia as well.’
The Americans
America’s military exercise with Israel betrays its true plans
What are we to make of Juniper Oak, the latest and largest-ever joint military exercise held by the US and Israeli militaries in late January, as part of the longstanding Juniper series? Based on the...
Op-eds
‘Statesman Abe’s strategic vision was impressive’
Abe recognised the usefulness of India in the Indo-Pacific. The Japanese, and Abe, really pushed for India, including with the Quad: Grant Newsham.
Op-eds
A chance for a ‘longer and stronger’ deal, rather than a contract of capitulation
The halt to the Vienna nuclear talks due to Russia's demand that sanctions on it exclude trade with Iran, have led to a watershed moment to expose the dangers of the deal.
Op-eds
Why Ebrahim Raisi could be ‘good for the Jews’
Similar to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in his day, there are no fake smiles to the West and no illusions when it comes to Iran's president-elect. He openly states his very clear views, and it will be hard to argue, as a result, that Iran needs to be treated sympathetically.
Op-eds
Was Nixon Wrong About China?
It might be time to question the conventional wisdom.
Op-eds
Trump picks up Khamenei’s gauntlet
Iran’s ruler misjudges the president and loses his leading terrorist
Op-eds
Trump Once Called the Taliban Five ‘Killers.’ Now He’s Negotiating With Them
Negotiating with terrorists won’t bring peace to Afghanistan.
Op-eds
Here’s How Trump Should Prepare for Iranian Escalation
Once sanctions are back in full force, the United States needs to be ready for the worst.
Op-eds
Mahmoud Abbas Doesn’t Have a Trump Strategy
To hear Palestinian leaders tell it, their relationship with the Trump administration has now been simplified. “We will sever all ties with the Americans,” Ahmed Majdalani, a confidan...
Op-eds
Not a Conspiracy
In May, the London Review of Books published a 10,000-word exposé by veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh on the killing of Osama bin Laden. It was widely read online, receiving...
Op-eds
An Iraqi Abroad
Before the invasion of Iraq in 2003, my friend Ahmad Chalabi would often carry fat tomes about America’s occupations of Germany and Japan. An Iraqi exile after 1958 who lived mainly in Lond...
Op-eds
Ready for the Truth About Iran? Khamenei Wants to Destroy Us
Why are so many "experts" amazed that there is no deal with Iran? It's certainly not because Western negotiators weren't willing to meet the mullahs halfway; they were eager to compromi...
Op-eds
What else is Iran hiding?
We don’t know all that has transpired in the talks on Iran’s nuclear program being conducted in Switzerland, but we do know that the White House has shied away...
Op-eds
The Ayatollah in Winter
The Lord works in mysterious ways. That sentence does not appear in the Koran. Nor, actually, is it found in the Bible. But in recent days it has probably occurred to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran...
Op-eds
Ansar al Sharia Ally A Key Figure in Benghazi Security Failures
A key figure in the security failures surrounding the September 11, 2012, terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya is fighting alongside members of Ansar al Sharia, which is one of the terrori...
Op-eds
The Meaning of Fallujah
Al-Qaeda is back in Fallujah and Ramadi, where we defeated them in the recent past. Everyone in the Middle East knew it, and they all knew al-Qaeda was on the ropes. Recruitment was more di...
Op-eds
The New Rouhani
Assessing contemporary figures on the world stage is tricky business. It takes time to properly reflect on what a man has done, and judgments based on brief acquaintance are often wrong. So it wa...
Op-eds
Iran Responds to Obama’s UNGA Speech
Iranian press closely associated with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) mocked President Barack Obama for his...
Policy Briefs
The Iran-Syria Nexus and its Implications for the Region
Introduction Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify today about Iran&rs...