United States National Security Council

March 5, 2024 | Matt Pottinger |

The JoongAng-CSIS Forum 2024: Keynote Address by Matt Pottinger

Prime Minister Han [Duck-Soo]; Chairman Hong [Seok-Hyun]; President Hamre—thank you for your stimulating remarks this morning.  And thank you for inviting me to be here today. We have a distinguished...

March 2, 2024 | Jacob Nagel, Mark Dubowitz

Preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon remains Israel’s top priority

The October 7 attack taught Israel that it has no other choice but to confront Iran-backed threats on all fronts, sooner or later.

February 24, 2024 | |

U.S. Sanctions Iranian Entities for Helping Russia Build Drones

The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled new sanctions on February 23 against hundreds of entities complicit in Russia’s war in Ukraine, including a network of Iranian entities that...

February 23, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Biden’s Hezbollah Plan Is a Win-Win—for the Terrorists

Israel faces a harsh reality in an election year for the United States.

February 22, 2024 | |

Iran Has Already Sent Missiles to Russia, Report Says

Iran has already provided Russia with a significant number of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and plans to send more soon, Reuters reported on February 21. Three Iranian sources...

February 7, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Close Down UNRWA

Western nations must not continue to contribute to a UN agency that is effectively controlled by a terrorist organization.

February 3, 2024 | |

U.S. Strikes IRGC and Iranian-Backed Proxies in Iraq and Syria 

U.S. forces began retaliatory strikes on February 2 against Iran-backed Shiite militias and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia group targets...

February 2, 2024 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Should America strike back at Iran?

Tehran knows that it's winning its proxy wars

January 30, 2024 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

China’s Nuclear Arsenal Could Grow to 1,500 Weapons by 2035

China’s nuclear weapon stockpile may grow to 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, according to a new estimate by a U.S. scientific group. The finding increases the urgency to address U.S. preparedness to...

January 28, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

President Joe Biden’s got blood on hands after appeasing Iran for years

President Joe Biden has rewarded the ayatollah $100 billion — including revenue from the non-enforcement of US oil sanctions over three years, a $6 billion ransom payment and a $10 billion sanctions...

January 26, 2024 | |

China Urges Iran to Halt Houthi Attacks in Red Sea

China urged Iran to pressure the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen to end their attacks against Red Sea commercial shipping, Iranian sources told Reuters in a January 25 report....

January 24, 2024 | Bonnie Glick, Richard Goldberg

Cut funding to organizations that are empowering Hamas

As Congress mulls its next moves on big federal spending bills, members of both political parties are refusing to confront an elephant in the room: Billions of taxpayer dollars are being sent to international...

January 18, 2024 | John Hardie |

Russian Munitions Production Higher But Still Insufficient

In an interview published on January 15, Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate, or GUR, provided assessments of Russia’s production rate...

January 16, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: Jan. 16, 2024

Today’s Issue: Iran Strikes Northern Iraq and Northern Syria, Aims to Hit Israeli Target | Israeli forces clash with suspected arms smugglers near Israel-Egypt border | ‘Intensive’ Ground Operations...

January 15, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Pathetic: As Hamas plays sick games with hostages 100 days in, Biden whines he’s losing patience with Israel

One hundred days. That’s reportedly how long the world’s only Jewish state is allowed to fight for its survival against a barbaric, Iranian-backed terrorist organization before President Biden loses...

January 14, 2024 | Jacob Nagel, Andrea Stricker

Israel must remove Iran’s nuclear insurance policy

There is now an understanding that in the post-October 7 realities that Israel must face, there is an imperative to deprive Iran of using its insurance policy as a shield.

January 8, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

With Tehran closer to nukes, Congress must end Biden’s Iran appeasement before it’s too late 

President Biden’s three years of appeasing Iran has brought the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism closer than ever to developing a nuclear weapon.  While most Americans were...

January 5, 2024 | Orde Kittrie, David May

South Africa Wages Lawfare Against Israel at the ICJ

South Africa initiated proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on December 29, alleging that Israel’s response to the largest murder of Jews since the Holocaust has included...

January 5, 2024 | |

U.S. Rejects ‘Meritless’ South Africa ICJ Case Against Israel

U.S. National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby on January 3 called South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) “meritless, counterproductive, and completely without any basis in fact whatsoever ...

December 1, 2023 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

Ukraine Defeats Russia in Historic OPCW Election

Ukraine was elected this week to the 41-member Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), defeating Russia and unseating Moscow for the first time in the OPCW’s...