Israel ceded security control over three southern Lebanese towns on July 21 in a test of the Beirut government’s ability to keep out the Hezbollah terrorists who were operating in the area. The institution...
The election of Khalil al-Hayya as the head of Hamas’s political bureau is the clearest signal yet that the Iran-backed terror group will persist with its refusal to disarm — a stance that may well...
China has a new opportunity to use American chips to achieve its artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions. On July 14, Jeffrey Kessler, the head of the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security...
China is increasingly concerned over what its AI investments have wrought. On July 7, Reuters reported that Beijing is considering placing export controls on Chinese AI models, mirroring a move by the...
After spending 266 days in a Chinese prison for practicing his faith, Pastor Ezra Jin is now free. The July 3 release comes weeks after President Donald Trump raised Jin’s case with Chinese paramount...
The Pentagon may have missed a significant deadline on Lebanon. Congress, in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, gave the secretary of defense until June 30 to report on how to assess Lebanese...
China and Russia are deepening their military cooperation. On July 1, Reuters reported that Russian forces, with the express approval of Russia’s defense minister, participated in a series of trainings...
Washington is seeking to push older Chinese technology out of the nation’s core networks. On June 26, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) moved to bar the importation of all equipment and...
The new U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon framework has its strengths and weaknesses. But one immediate and unequivocal benefit is that it buries the misguided idea that Hezbollah should have a seat at the...
The Treasury Department’s issuance on June 22 of a license pausing Iranian petroleum sanctions appears to be inconsistent with the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA), which prohibits such relief...
The United States is looking to catch up with China’s expanding biotechnology sector. On June 23, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new proposal to accelerate clinical trials...
Taiwan is looking to enhance its investment on domestic drones. On June 22, the legislative caucus of Taiwan’s governing party, the Democratic Progressive Party, urged the island’s major opposition...
Sudan’s civil war, now in its fourth year, has become one of Africa’s first drone wars. Yet the drones dominating this battlefield are overwhelmingly foreign. From approximately 3,000 miles away,...
Days after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to end the U.S.-Iran war, the Tehran regime is testing whether it can use Lebanon — and its Lebanese terror proxy Hezbollah — as leverage over...
In a rare visit to the Hermit Kingdom, Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping sought to bring North Korea out of the cold. Xi visited North Korea on June 8-9 for the first time in seven years, holding...
The Pentagon just fired a warning shot at Beijing — and Wall Street. On June 8, the Pentagon released its updated Section 1260H list, which designates Chinese companies as supporting Beijing’s military-civil...
The United States and Israel announced on June 5 the launch of formal negotiations to replace the existing U.S.-Israel memorandum of understanding (MOU), which provides the framework for the annual provision...
Iran resumed ballistic missile attacks on Israel on June 7 for the first time since agreeing to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire two months ago. Despite President Donald Trump’s public calls for restraint,...
Hezbollah was quick to reject the latest Israel-Lebanon ceasefire brokered by the United States this week. It did so despite President Donald Trump floating direct talks with the Iranian-backed terrorist...