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March 12, 2025 | Johanna Yang, Jack Burnham

U.S. Indicts Chinese Nationals Involved in Hacking of National Security Infrastructure

Seeking an advantage over Washington, the Chinese Communist Party keeps cyber criminals on retainer. The United States last week announced punitive action against several suspected Chinese hackers accused...

March 10, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Qatari Cash May Be Coming Soon to a Town Near You

It’s time for Washington to drop the rose-tinted glasses and make clear that America is not up for sale

February 27, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

US and allies must get tough on Russia, China’s deep-sea cable sabotage

Russia and China have no qualms about going low to gain an advantage over the United States — and now they’re going even lower, targeting subsea cables that carry the vast majority of our...

February 25, 2025 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Ship Carrying Chemical for Missile Development Docks in Iran

America’s authoritarian adversaries continue to deepen their military ties. A container ship carrying 1,000 tons of sodium perchlorate from China — a precursor chemical used to make ammonium perchlorate,...

February 25, 2025 | |

Lawsuit Alleges Hamas Coordinated With Campus Protestors and Media in U.S.

U.S. Nonprofit Coordinated with Hamas: Three Israelis who were held as hostages by Hamas filed a lawsuit on February 21 against an American tax-exempt organization, People Media...

February 23, 2025 | Ivana Stradner, Marina Chernin

Why Russia Wants to See California Secede

The Kremlin has a long history dealing with secessionist movements within the Russian and Soviet empires. Now Moscow is using the experience to weaponize secession movements elsewhere.

February 18, 2025 | Toby Dershowitz, Eitan Fischberger

Is Al Jazeera Providing Material Support to Hamas?

Select Language Is Al Jazeera Providing Material Support to Hamas? . By Toby Dershowitz and Eitan Fischberger AP On January 25, the world watched in revulsion as Hamas paraded four...

February 17, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

From Afghanistan to America: the rising reach of the Islamic State Khorasan Province

Four years after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the threat posed by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has expanded beyond the region, now endangering both American and European soil.

February 14, 2025 | Annie Fixler, Rohannah Shrestha 

Ending the Ransomware Scourge Requires Punishing Its Enablers

Washington and its allies took a bite out of cybercrime on Tuesday in a series of coordinated steps against ransomware actors and their internet infrastructure.

February 11, 2025 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

How Trump’s war on cartel cash can stop fentanyl enablers — and save American lives

“China and the Mexican cartels are not trying to create drug addicts — they [are] trying and succeeding at killing off our people — primarily young men. If we were in a traditional war with over...

February 11, 2025 | |

Jordanian King Abdullah Arrives for White House Meeting With Trump Amid Increased Anxiety Over Gaza Resettlement Proposal 

Abdullah’s Objection to Gazan Resettlement Under Pressure: Jordan’s King Abdullah II, the first Arab leader to meet with President Trump since his return to office, arrived...

February 10, 2025 | Sophia Epley, Sinan Ciddi, Andrea Stricker

Nuclear Power Plant Project Highlights Turkish Role in Russia’s Sanctions Evasion

The United States dealt Russian efforts to evade international sanctions a significant blow by ordering the American bank J.P. Morgan to freeze $2 billion of Russian funds destined for Turkey. The move...

February 6, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Unpacking Iran’s counterintelligence apparatus

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued “seeking information” posters for two operatives of the Islamic Republic’s intelligence services implicated in the 2007 abduction...

February 5, 2025 | |

‘Denying Iran All Paths to a Nuclear Weapon’: Trump Reimposes Maximum Pressure Against Tehran

Washington Reinstates Maximum Pressure on Tehran: President Donald Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum on February 4, titled “Denying Iran All Paths to a...

February 4, 2025 | |

‘Miracle That She Survived’: British Israeli Hostage Tells UK Prime Minister She Was Held at UNRWA Facilities

Refused Medical Care for Gunshot Wounds: Emily Damari, the 28-year-old British-Israeli hostage who was recently released after 15 months of captivity by Hamas, told British Prime...

February 3, 2025 | |

‘Not Accurate’: Jordan Denies Reports of Ordering Deportation of Notorious Terrorist Ahlam Tamimi

Parliament Speaker Denies Deportation Claims: Jordanian Parliament Speaker Ahmed al-Safadi denied February 2 reports that Jordan had demanded Hamas immediately transfer convicted...

February 1, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer, Natalie Ecanow

Why Does Qatar Keep Helping Terrorists?

Qatar remains one of the world’s foremost proponents of violent Islamist movements and states. The U.S. should treat it accordingly.

January 31, 2025 | Max Lesser, Saman Nazari

Russian Malign Influence Campaigns Expand Onto Bluesky

The Russian influence operation known as Doppelganger has expanded onto the social media platform Bluesky to spread anti-Ukraine and antisemitic messages, according to a report released by Alliance4Europe...

January 22, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Mark Dubowitz

How Trump Can Counter Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

If hard-line diplomacy doesn’t work, he’ll likely need to let Israel bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities.

January 3, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Chinese-Linked Hackers Accused of Infiltrating U.S. Treasury Department

China is accelerating its efforts to compromise U.S. government systems through cyberattacks. In a letter to Congress on December 30, the Treasury Department revealed that hackers linked to Beijing had...