Washington

September 24, 2026 | Peter Doran |

Zelenskyy Proposes an ‘Energy Ceasefire,’ Hoping To Secure Patriot Interceptors

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a reciprocal “energy ceasefire” with Russia during his meeting with President Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly. The move suggested a calculated...

September 23, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Iraq Delays Militia Disarmament, But Doesn’t Give Up — For Now

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has reiterated his commitment to disarm Iranian-backed militias in his country, but says he needs nine more months to accomplish what may be an impossible task. In...

September 23, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

The Muslim Brotherhood Still Controls Jordan’s Rebranded Ummah Party

The political wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) elected a new leader over the weekend. The Ummah Party elected Muath al-Khawaldeh as secretary general at its seventh general conference, defeating...

September 23, 2026 | Sophie McDowall, Elisa Montgomery

Maritime Cyber Incidents Test Coast Guard Cyber Preparedness

The Coast Guard and the FBI are investigating multiple suspected cyberattacks on oil tankers that have disrupted trade routes throughout the Atlantic Ocean. On August 7, an oil tanker bound for the United...

September 23, 2026 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

How Trump Redefined U.S.-Iran Policy At The UN

Trump makes his case and raises the stakes for the Islamic Republic in New York.

September 20, 2026 | Jacob Nagel |

Israel’s AI advantage is strategic, but humans in the IDF remain responsible

AI can help process intelligence, identify threats, and support operations, but it does not replace human judgment in battlefield decisions.

September 20, 2026 | Jacob Nagel |

Israel’s AI advantage is strategic, but humans in the IDF remain responsible

AI can help process intelligence, identify threats, and support operations, but it does not replace human judgment in battlefield decisions.

September 18, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Tehran’s Transnational Repression Strategy Is Evolving

The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands have exposed an Iranian regime spyware campaign targeting Iranian dissidents around the world. In a September 15 advisory, they warned...

September 18, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Letting the Houthis Control the Red Sea Coast Would Be a Gift to Tehran

What happened to not negotiating with terrorists? American officials met with a Houthi delegation in Oman in the days after the Iran-backed group’s advance on Yemen’s west coast, which...

September 17, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, Benjamin Acosta

The Three Quiet Victors of the Iran War

Turkey, Pakistan, and Qatar have played their hands well since February 28, without disrupting their relations with either the United States or Iran.

September 16, 2026 | Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Joe Dougherty

Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit 

September 16, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

The Heart Attacks Fueling Suspicion in Syria

When a commander in the Syrian army’s 52nd Division died in March, a Syrian Telegram channel announced the news in the language of an ordinary obituary: Nader Mutlaq, better known as Abu Hatem...

September 16, 2026 | Emmerson Overell |

Russia Is Practicing Attacks on Undersea Cables in the Arctic. The Consequences Could Reach Space.

Hidden underneath the frigid Arctic waters, Moscow is rehearsing attacks on allied infrastructure.  According to a September 10 Reuters report, U.S., UK, and Norwegian forces disrupted a covert...

September 15, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Syria’s Fuel Protests Expose the Limits of Its Economic Recovery

“We don’t want new roundabouts or malls. We just want to live.” That was the message from one protester in Aleppo as demonstrations over soaring fuel prices spread across Syria on September...

September 15, 2026 | Leah Siskind, Ari Ben Am

Countering Chinese AI Distillation: The Case for Federal Action

China’s AI models are improving quickly, but it’s not all through innovation. Much of the progress is thanks to stolen American tech. On September 8, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...

September 14, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

IAEA Ends Syria’s Nuclear Noncompliance Finding

A unanimous vote by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) Board of Governors on September 9 formally ended consideration of Syria’s nuclear noncompliance.  The decision followed cooperation by...

September 11, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz |

Israel Razes Hilltop Hezbollah Stronghold, Securing Buffer Zone in South Lebanon

After a siege lasting nearly three months, Israeli forces are now in control of a strategic hilltop in southern Lebanon dubbed Iran’s “second front” against the Jewish state. The Ali al-Taher...

September 11, 2026 | Emmerson Overell |

U.S. Space Command Is Testing Maneuver Warfare To Prepare for Next Generation of Fighting

It won’t look like a dogfight from Star Wars or Battlestar Galactica, but in a future war, U.S. satellites may need to maneuver to survive. Space Command (SPACECOM) is practicing the right way to do...

September 11, 2026 | Clifford D. May, Lewis Libby

Inside the White House on 9/11

September 10, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

U.S. Sanctions on Iranian Aviation Should Be Followed by Operational Isolation

Washington first tightened the chokehold on Tehran at sea and is now extending it to the skies. On September 8, the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned all 27 remaining active Iranian airlines...