Security Challenges in the Western Balkans
Briefing delivered to the Counter-Kleptocracy Caucus
The Daily Telegraph
US-Israeli strikes continue as talks over Strait of Hormuz stall and Iran intensifies internal crackdown
The US and Israel continued strikes across Iran over the last week, including precision hits on military sites, industrial facilities, and urban areas, alongside applying pressure on Tehran over the Strait...
Op-eds
Australia bans Hizb ut Tahrir under new hate laws
The government of Australia formally banned Hizb ut Tahrir on March 6, designating the Islamist organization as a hate group in a move aimed at curbing extremist ideology and preventing radicalization....
Op-eds
Tehran regime fears defections as Iran’s nationwide movement defies containment
What began on December 28 as demonstrations in downtown Tehran, driven by runaway inflation and the rial’s sharp depreciation against the dollar, has moved beyond a protest wave and become...
Op-eds
Germany Resumes Arms Sales to Israel Following Gaza Ceasefire
Returning to a Case-by-Case Basis: Germany announced on November 17 that it would resume weapons sales to Israel that were suspended in August in response to Israel’s planned...
Flash Briefs
Afghans in Iran have significant national security implications for the Tehran regime
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has reportedly asked the Taliban for access to a leaked list of Afghan nationals who assisted the United Kingdom, aiming to identify individuals affiliated...
Op-eds
Shaping the Future of Cyber Diplomacy
Review for State Department Reauthorization
Legislative Testimonies
Iranian personnel reportedly leave Yemen as US strikes intensify
Iran has ordered its military personnel to leave Yemen amidst the ongoing US bombing campaign in the country, The Telegraph reported on April 3. The newspaper’s source added that regime...
Op-eds
U.S. Conducts Bomber Task Force Mission as Iran Threat Looms
U.S. B-52 Flew with Israeli and British Fighters: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had conducted its third bomber task force mission in the Middle East in two weeks...
Flash Briefs
Blackout
International Energy Policies Threaten U.S. National Security
Monographs
Iran never gave up on Assad; it simply failed to protect him
The sudden collapse of the Islamic Republic’s closest state-actor ally stunned the world, as Syrian rebels captured Damascus just 11 days after launching a new wave of insurgency. To deflect this humiliating...
Op-eds
Israel’s expanding efforts to disrupt Hezbollah’s supply chain
In recent years, Iran steadily built up Hezbollah’s arsenal in Lebanon and Syria by shipping weapons, flying them in, and transporting them by truck. Weapons consignments arrived at ports and...
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: November 6, 2024
Today’s Issue: | IDF Operating in West Bank’s Qabatiya and Nur Shams, Eliminating Terrorists, Destroying Explosive Devices | IDF Operation in Jabalya: 55,000 Civilians Evacuated, 700 Terrorists Have...
Israel at War Situation Report
Atoning for Britain’s colonialist past
By encouraging China’s colonialist present
Op-eds
Hezbollah’s Beirut Airport Powder Keg
Lebanon could be setting itself up for a repeat of the disastrous 2020 Beirut explosion.
Op-eds
Mass arrests and conflicting narratives following the Haniyeh assassination
In response to the assassination of former Hamas Political Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, the Islamic Republic has arrested over 20 senior intelligence officers and military officials,...
Op-eds
Hezbollah’s Missiles And Growing Military Might Are A True Threat
Unpacking the Capability Behind Hezbollah’s Threat to Expand its War: Less than a day after U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein was in Beirut to again meet with Lebanese officials to press for...
Op-eds
Hezbollah Drone Intercepted After Penetrating Deep Into Lower Galilee
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intercepted an apparent Hezbollah drone over the Lower Galilee on June 23. The drone threat from Lebanon set off sirens in numerous Israeli communities...
Flash Briefs
Iranian Protester Partly Paralyzed After London Attack
An Iranian dissident may have permanently lost the ability to walk after Tehran loyalists assaulted him in London, The Jewish Chronicle reported on June 5. Navid Bavi, 32, to whom...
Flash Briefs
Qatari Royal Facing Arrest Warrant in UK Over $6 Billion Debt
An English judge issued an arrest warrant on May 16 for a member of Qatar’s ruling Al Thani family. Sheikh Fahad Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Thani, a cousin of former Qatari prime minister...