UK to outlaw Hezbollah’s so-called political wing
Home Secretary Sajid Javid is expected to 'proscribe the entire Shia organization as a terrorist group,' according to the report, a move that must be approved by Parliament.
The Daily Telegraph
Swedish Police Arrest Iraqi Journalist for Working as Iranian Spy
The arrest of al-Khazali comes on the heels of new European sanctions against Iran for murdering Iranian dissidents in the Netherlands and assassination plots in Denmark, Germany and France.
Op-eds
Assessing U.S. Sanctions on Russia: Next Steps
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Congressional Testimonies
Five Years Later: How the US and EU Failed the Arab Spring
Thursday marked the five-year anniversary of the outbreak of the Arab Spring when a young Tunisian, Muhammad Bouazizi, set himself ablaze in 2010 to protest the regime’s seizure of his vege...
Op-eds
Will Europe be Pushed to Fully Ban Hezbollah?
The arrest of an alleged Hezbollah operative ...
Op-eds
The World Cup and Lobbying Don’t Mix
The World Cup is watched by almost half of humanity, so the stakes for host co...
Op-eds
Examining Nuclear Negotiations: Iran After Rouhani’s First 100 Days
Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel, Members of the Committee, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, thank you for inviting me to testify today on this important topic....
Congressional Testimonies
Analysis: What Do Mideast Christians Face in ’13?
Growing persecution of Middle Eastern Christians and holy sites by radical Islamists in the Middle East and Africa in 2012 resulted in large numbers of murders, bombings, imprisonments, church cl...
Op-eds
Syrian Jihadists, Including al Qaeda’s Al Nusrah Front, Form Mujahideen Shura Council
On the same day the US government announced that al Qaeda in Iraq's Al Nusrah Front was a terrorist organization, Al Nusrah and nine other jihadist groups banded together in the Syrian provi...
Op-eds
Shabaab Threatens Britain Over Extradition of Abu Hamza al Masri
Co-authored by Lisa Lundquist Yesterday the Somali terror group Shabaab threatened to attack Britain for extraditing radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al Masri, who arrived in the...
Op-eds
Al Nusrah Front Claims Complex Suicide Assault on Syrian Army HQ
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group that is fighting Bashir al Assad's regime in Syria, has claimed credit for the Sept. 26 complex suicide as...
Op-eds
Green-on-Blue Attacks in Afghanistan: The Data
Data last updated on Oct. 16, 2012 I. Introduction II. Data Summary...
Op-eds
Al Qaeda Still in Afghanistan
The presidential candidates should listen to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta when he reminds us that t...
Op-eds
Detained UK Suspect Trained by Shabaab
An alleged al Qaeda operative has been detained in London after "crossing through the Olympic Park five times," the Sunday Telegraph (UK)...
Op-eds
Pariah State: Examining Sudan’s Support for Terrorism
***This article originally appeared in "State Sponsorship of Terrorism", a publication of IHS Defense, Risk and Security Consulting, in June 2012. Reproduced with permission © IHS (Global...
Op-eds
Assad’s Sectarian Strategy
While the massacre of women and children in Houla last month has been rightly denounced by outsiders as a horrific act of brutality, few fully appreciate the cold-blooded calculus of Syrian dicta...
Op-eds
London Jews’ Labour Problem
London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone—whose political future will be determined in today’s election against Conservative incumbent Boris Johnson—has a Jewish problem. He&rsqu...
Op-eds
The Khamenei Fatwa Is a Ruse
Speaking to reporters about Iran’s nuclear program before the weekend talks in Istanbul, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
Op-eds
How Biden Gets it Wrong (Again) in Newsweek
When Barack Obama selected Joe Biden to be his running mate in 2008, the media lauded the decision as the perfect choice to beef up a ticket in need of foreign policy credentials. Announcing his...
Op-eds
21 Killed in Mumbai Bombings
Three bombings today in India's financial capital of Mumbai have killed 21 people and wounded scores more in the first major attack in the country since the terror assault on the city in Nov...