Aiding the abduction of Ukrainian children must come with consequences
“They do not like the light of day. They’re like vampires,” former U.S. War Crimes Ambassador David Crane said about private corporations and their leaders that facilitate war...
United States Capitol
China’s Careful Reaction to U.S. Election Masks Deepening Rift
China’s restrained response to President-elect Donald Trump’s victory sharply contrasts with its months-long campaign to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral process and sow societal discord....
Policy Briefs
Netanyahu to Congress: War on Israel Is a War on the United States
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel’s war in Gaza and against Iranian proxies was not a clash of civilizations but a “clash between barbarism and civilization,”...
Flash Briefs
What Biden didn’t say about antisemitism
What aspects of the surge in hatred would have convinced a besieged Jewish community that the leader of the free world is not just an ally, but someone who fundamentally grasps the nature of contemporary threats?
Op-eds
Strategery 101
When an enemy attacks a friend, back the friend
Op-eds
Anything goes
Extremist ideologies are proliferating
Op-eds
Profit of Hate: How Domestic Extremists Are Embracing Cryptocurrency
Enticed by the relative anonymity of cryptocurrency and the need to circumvent a denial of service, domestic extremists have been able to raise millions.
Op-eds
Militia Violent Extremists in the United States: Understanding the Evolution of the Threat
Introduction In the United States, militia violent extremists (MVEs) embrace violence in service of antigovernment and anti-authority ideology. MVEs are just one part of the militia movement: movement adherents...
Op-eds
Cryptocurrency Is a Cash Cow for Far-Right Extremists
As the Freedom Convoy protests enter their fourth week, the Canadian government is targeting protestors’ ability to fundraise, including via cryptocurrency. It’s time for Washington to do the same for domestic extremists.
Op-eds
America Is Losing the Ball on White Supremacist Terror Groups
Other countries are taking the lead in cracking down on U.S.-based groups.
Op-eds
Preserving the Warrior Ethos
It is corroded, and the necessary restorative work belongs to us all
Op-eds
It’s Time for Biden to Call Netanyahu
He might want to avoid controversy right now, but he can't avoid our most valuable ally in the Middle East.
Op-eds
What the National Guard Deployment to D.C. Tells Us
The failure to protect the U.S. Capitol from an insurrectionist attack on January 6 is understandably dominating headlines. Leaders and investigators are right to ask how such a horrible breach of security...
Op-eds
What to Make of Pompeo’s Parting Moves Regarding China
The State Department lifted restrictions on some interactions with Taiwan. How will the Biden administration proceed?
Op-eds
Study war some more
World War II and the Cold War carry useful lessons
Op-eds
New Sanctions on Assad Aim to Prevent Atrocities
In 2013, the regime of Bashar al-Assad received a report that opposition forces had captured and killed an employee of the defense ministry. That report was false. The man — a photographer from the...
Op-eds
Iran’s regime stokes more antisemitism amid Gulf tensions, ADL report
"A Persian-language cartoon published by Fars News in April solely blamed the Jewish people or Israel for tightening U.S. sanctions on Iranian energy exports."
Op-eds
Thirteen Years After 9/11
Do not call what happened 13 years ago this week a tragedy. It was a terrorist atrocity, an act of war and a war crime. Very different. The self-proclaimed jihadis responsible for...
Op-eds
Al Jazeera at the Newseum
Bankrolled by the oil and gas wealth of Qatar, now hiring 800 staff members and opening 12 news bureaus across the United States, Al Jazeera will soon be coming to a television near you. From its...
Op-eds
Anwar Al-Awlaki’s American Journey
He was born in a land of freedom, tolerance and opportunity. He wanted none of it.