United States House of Representatives

Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility

Trial for Glorifying Terrorism: When MEP Rima Hassan Is Backed by Rabid Antisemites

This is not Palestine they are defending. On the eve of what was supposed to be her trial this summer, some 250 public figures signed an open letter in L’Humanité supporting Rima Hassan.

You Can’t Deter China by Ignoring Europe

The stronger and more united NATO remains, the less incentive Beijing will have to test American resolve elsewhere.

Elise Stefanik and the “Poisoned Ivies”

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Mapping Qatar’s $400 Billion Footprint in the United States

Beyond the Embargo: A Toolkit for Squeezing the Cuban Regime

Opponents of U.S. sanctions often cite Cuba as “Exhibit A” for why sanctions don’t work. The United States has maintained an embargo on the island for more than six decades — but to what end? Cuba’s...

Religious Persecution Underpins Anti-American Regimes in Cuba and Nicaragua

The Trump administration should put pressure on Havana and Managua to bolster religious freedom.

In Texas K-12 Public Schools, Qatari Money Funded Jewish Conspiracy Content

Foreign influence is reaching into our children’s schools in Texas and around the United States. Kids are being exposed to lesson plans and textbooks stained with propaganda and even antisemitism. Who...

America Can’t Reindustrialize on Chinese Batteries

Washington has learned, often the hard way, that supply chains once treated as purely commercial can carry real national security consequences. Huawei exposed that risk in telecommunications. Chinese drones...

Iran’s Support for Russia and Lessons Learned from Ukraine

To Prevent Antisemitism in Schools Like Berkeley, Enforce the Rules Already on the Books

At California’s Berkeley High School (BHS), teachers are interrupting their normally-scheduled classroom lessons to talk about the Iran war. Given the Berkeley school district’s dismal...

Back from the Front

Why Do We Allow Iran into American Classrooms?

Second graders are learning that non-Muslims are “the worst of all creatures” at the Brighter Horizons Academy near Dallas, Texas, according to a recent report by the Middle East Forum. The curriculum...

AI-Amplified Narratives: Measuring Propaganda in LLM Citations

Countering Iran’s Covert Chemical Weapons Program

Japanese National Elections Show Clear Limits of Chinese Coercion Towards Tokyo

Despite the swirling snow, Japanese voters braved the cold to send a clear message to China. On February 8, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won a landslide victory in Japan’s national legislative...

Cyber information sharing must be fixed – or our adversaries reap the benefits

Over the past year America’s public-private cybersecurity partnerships have been damaged by a double whammy of administration and legislative lethargy. In March, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) dismantled a...

Cyber information sharing must be fixed – or our adversaries reap the benefits

Over the past year America’s public-private cybersecurity partnerships have been damaged by a double whammy of administration and legislative lethargy. In March, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) dismantled a...

Libyan parliament speaker claims maritime deal with Turkey invalid but open to renegotiation

On December 15, Aguila Saleh, Libya’s House of Representatives speaker, deemed the 2019 Libya-Turkey maritime deal illegitimate and non-binding in an interview with the Libyan News Agency (LANA)....

Iran Steps Up Persecution of Baha’i Faith 

Increased Targeting of Baha’i Minority Since War With Israel: Iranian authorities have increased efforts to target members of the Baha’i faith, subjecting Baha’i citizens...