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January 17, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

US-backed Gaza plan moves to second phase as NCAG and Board of Peace unveiled

The US-backed ceasefire plan in Gaza entered a new phase on January 14. On January 16, the White House announced the establishment of a National Committee for the Administration of...

January 16, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

The Islamic Republic Kills, Europe Does Nothing

The EU and European nations — purely symbolically — called Iranian ambassadors on January 13 to account for the Islamic Republic’s mass killing of as many as 12,000 unarmed demonstrators, even as...

January 16, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Kurdish opposition groups in Iran support protests, claim attacks on Tehran regime

Kurdish opposition groups in northwestern Iran have actively supported protests against the Iranian regime during the first two weeks of January. They have issued statements backing...

January 15, 2026 | Jason Jay Smart, Ivana Stradner

Russian Orthodox Propaganda Takes Aim at Patriarch Bartholomew, Calling Him ‘Antichrist in Cassock’

In its ongoing attacks on religious organizations with the potential to erode Moscow’s sway in its former sphere of influence, Russian intelligence is now stooping to demonological name-calling.

January 13, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur, Krystal Bermudez

US seizes more tankers, courts oil companies as post-Maduro Venezuela takes shape

In the week since Washington arrested former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, the outlines of a post-Maduro Venezuela have begun to take shape. Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, Defense...

January 12, 2026 | Edmund Fitton-Brown |

Soccer Dispute Reveals Extent of Islamist Control in UK’s Second Largest City

Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the UK opposition Conservative Party, called on January 6 for the resignation of Craig Guildford, the Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police, for having banned Israeli...

January 8, 2026 | Maria Riofrio, Max Lesser

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

January 7, 2026 | Cleo Paskal, Alexander B. Gray

How the UK Is Undermining US Indo-Pacific Security

As Parliament reviews the transfer of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, US access to the Diego Garcia base is no longer assured.

December 31, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Sectarian Fires Return to Syria’s Coast 

Sectarian tensions appear to be resurfacing in Syria’s Mediterranean coastal region, the home to the country’s largest concentration of the Alawite religious minority. The group held a privileged position...

December 31, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Jordan carries out airstrikes in Syria against drug smugglers

The Kingdom of Jordan conducted airstrikes in Syria that targeted drug smugglers between December 23 and 25. The strikes came days after reports at the Jordan News Agency, a state media...

December 28, 2025 | Jacob Nagel |

Netanyahu-Trump meeting: What the PM is expected to ask for, what he shouldn’t concede

There is an urgent need to begin and conclude, as soon as possible, discussions on the next MOU between Israel and the US, which will follow the current agreement set to expire in 2028.

December 26, 2025 | Edmund Fitton-Brown |

Airstrikes only first step to stop Islamic terrorists on march through Africa

Thursday’s strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria signal an intensifying American fight against jihadist expansion across Africa. ISIS maintains a presence across the African continent, but...

December 25, 2025 | Max Meizlish, Angela Howard

BRICS and forced labor: How Russia is exploiting an international economic bloc in its crusade against Ukraine

Excerpt For some of the world’s poorest people, BRICS — originally Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — is becoming a Trojan horse for Moscow’s war machine. Under the banner...

December 22, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Dr. Georgianna Shea, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Craig Singleton

Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise

December 19, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

US highlights anti-Islamic State operations after soldiers killed in Syria

On December 17, US Central Command (CENTCOM) provided new information on operations against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria. “US and partner forces in Syria have conducted nearly 80 operations since...

December 19, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

Palestine Action’s bid for martyrdom

What members of this violent organization hunger for are extreme measures that make waves against Israel and make headlines worldwide.

December 18, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

The Gaslighting Masterclass Happening Now In Doha

A masterclass in gaslighting is being given in Doha right now. Qatar is hosting the Conference of State Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption from December 15 through 19. It’s...

December 18, 2025 | |

Israel and Egypt Sign Record $35 Billion Gas Deal

Latest Developments Netanyahu Announces Massive Gas Deal: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the signing of a gas deal with Egypt on December 17 valued at approximately $35 billion....

December 18, 2025 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Bridget Toomey

It’s time for Brussels to designate Yemen’s Houthis as a terrorist organization

Aligning EU measures with trans-Atlantic partners would strengthen sanctions enforcement

December 18, 2025 | Eran M. Teboul, Edmund Fitton-Brown

Europe is sleepwalking into the Muslim Brotherhood’s long game

The Muslim Brotherhood’s long-term strategy exploits democracy itself, and Europe is still refusing to confront the threat.