The Washington Post

October 26, 2026 | Jacob Breach, Pavneet Kaur

Russian Operatives Plant Deepfake Targeting U.S. Midterm Elections

One day after Texans began voting in the 2026 midterm elections, a Russian AI deepfake surfaced, accusing a U.S. Senate candidate of sexually abusing a child. Private researchers named the culprit behind...

October 20, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Washington Reportedly Limits Funding to Key WMD Verification Agencies

Two leading international nonproliferation agencies identified by the State Department as directly advancing “U.S. national security, economic interests, and global stability” are nonetheless facing...

September 27, 2026 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Iran at the Epicenter

REVIEW: ‘Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran’ by Yeganeh Torbati and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

September 15, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

10 Ways the U.S. Can Strengthen Deterrence in the Taiwan Strait

August 26, 2026 | Cameron McMillan |

Drone Warfare

August 21, 2026 | Clifford D. May, Joby Warrick

Joby Warrick resurrects Carlos the Jackal

August 17, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer |

The Saudi Choice That Will Reshape the Middle East

Two possible paths, one pro-American, one not. Where will the Kingdom go?

July 16, 2026 | David Daoud, Bridget Toomey

Iraq sanctions individuals and entities tied to Lebanese Hezbollah

On July 15, Iraq’s Ministry of Finance circulated a banking directive instructing ministries, state entities, and financial institutions to implement recent US Treasury Department sanctions...

July 1, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz |

Lebanon: More Than “a Small Piece of the Puzzle”

June 9, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz |

What Does Winning In Iran Look Like?

June 3, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow |

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

May 29, 2026 | Justin Leopold-Cohen, Logan Rolleigh

U.S. Marines Moving Ahead with Israeli Interceptor Technology

The conflict with Iran revealed that the U.S. has substantial air and missile defense vulnerabilities, especially against drones. Thankfully, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) is making progress to...

May 26, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Evaluating the Damage to Iran’s Ballistic Missile Arsenal

Has the Islamic Republic of Iran been defanged, or did the United States and Israel fail to set back the Middle East’s preeminent ballistic missile power? The answer is more complex than headlines indicate. With...

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...

April 27, 2026 | Ari Ben Am |

Qatar Influence Operations: Unmasking a Suspected Network

April 1, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, William Doran

Islamist Turkey: A Base for Muslim Brotherhood Jihadism

March 31, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran intensifies recruitment, repression amid reports of thousands of security deaths, Washington weighs ground operations

Washington has signaled readiness to expand operations, including potential ground options, while continuing strikes on Iran’s military and weapons infrastructure. At the same time, the sustained Israeli...

February 24, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Countering Iran’s Covert Chemical Weapons Program

January 8, 2026 | Maria Riofrio, Max Lesser

Russia Recruits Young Migrant Women from Latin America to Build Iranian Drones

December 16, 2025 | Craig Singleton |

Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests

Moscow and Beijing’s Playbook