The Lebanese are Living the Dream
The Lebanese have long had an ideal vision for how their dysfunctional polity should be run. Their perfect arrangement involves the great power(s) — which in the past meant Europe and Russia but today...
TotalEnergies
Biden’s energy policy is empowering the West’s enemies
The story of how the Biden administration crippled American energy production is well known, as are the disastrous consequences of those actions. Yet those same energy policies have also played a critical,...
Op-eds
Hezbollah Emerging as Winner from Israel-Lebanon Maritime Talks
Israel and Lebanon are apparently close to a final agreement delineating their maritime border after a Lebanese government delegation met with the Biden administration’s energy envoy, Amos Hochstein,...
Policy Briefs
Auditing Standards for Clients Doing Business with Iran
FDD Research
Memos
Terrorists or Fall Guys?
The MEK puzzle.
Op-eds
Black-Market Gas Shelters Iran
Proposed U.S. sanctions aimed at starving Iran of foreign gasoline could be signed into law before the end of June, but a shadowy network of Middle East gasoline suppliers is already undermining U....
Op-eds
Boeing, Exxon Say New Iran Sanctions Would Hurt Global Sales
May 13 (Bloomberg) -- Boeing Co. and Exxon Mobil Corp. are lobbying to fend off tightened sanctions against Iran that business groups say may cost $25 billion in U.S. exports. Legislation be...
Op-eds
US-Iran Sanctions Reporting Provision Poses Risk
A reporting provision in bipartisan Iran sanctions legislation under consideration in the U.S. Congress could pose a major risk for companies conducting business with the pariah state. A sma...
Op-eds
Use of the Energy Weapon to Avert War
The sounds of saber rattling have been growing louder by the day in the Persian Gulf. While Israel has recently performed an impressive exercise over the Mediterranean, Iran proceeded last week t...
Op-eds
French Twist
Now we know for sure: France is the sort of ally who will always be there when she needs us. When America needs France, by contrast, we're about as welcome as a McDonald's at Versailles...