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October 5, 2026 | Sophie McDowall, Elisa Montgomery

Federal Grant Program’s Third Lapse Endangers State Cybersecurity

U.S. states are once again being left with limited access to cybersecurity resources as funding for the federal government’s State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) lapsed on September 30....

October 2, 2026 | Max Lesser, Jacob Breach, Pavneet Kaur

Defense Department’s Public Election Security Directive Sends Important, but Belated, Signal to U.S. Adversaries

With the U.S. midterm elections fast approaching, the Department of Defense (DOD) has released an apparently unprecedented directive on election security. The directive, signed by the secretary of defense...

October 2, 2026 | Johanna Yang |

Russian Cyberespionage Campaign Signals U.S. Should Fast-Track Lessons Learned From Ukraine

Russia is testing its cyber weapons in Ukraine before turning them against the United States and its allies. Microsoft has disclosed that the Russian intelligence-linked hacking group Star Blizzard...

October 1, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Washington Decides Complete Ban on Iran-Iraq Flights Is Not Worth the Political Cost

Iraq has received another carve out in Iran-related sanctions. After U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that “all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world,” all flights between...

September 30, 2026 | Ben Cohen |

UN Human Rights Council, European Governments Launch Economic Warfare Against Israel

International opprobrium towards the presence of Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, commonly known as the West Bank, is discernibly shifting from rhetorical condemnation to economic and legal warfare. Three...

September 29, 2026 | Johanna Yang |

America runs on GPS. It needs a backup plan

Most Americans think GPS merely provides directions: open the map, follow the blue dot and get where you need to go. But that’s just the consumer application. The national security applications of GPS...

September 29, 2026 | Miad Maleki |

China Is the Last Major Runway Open to Iran’s Sanctioned Airlines

Mahan Air, which Washington sanctioned in 2011 for ferrying weapons and operatives for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is still landing in China. On September 23, hours after the U.S. Treasury Department’s...

September 29, 2026 | David Daoud |

Two Years After Nasrallah’s Death, Hezbollah Is Outsourcing its Survival and Revival

Two years after Israel assassinated Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah finds itself commemorating its dead leader from a weaker position. Israel has killed thousands of Hezbollah...

September 28, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi, Sinan Ciddi

Sanctioned Iranian Airlines Keep Flying to Turkey

Fear of U.S. sanctions has helped stop Iranian airlines from operating in Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. But in Turkey, Iranian planes are still flying. Flights from Iran continue to arrive...

September 28, 2026 | Keti Korkiya |

Leaked Roadmap Shows How Moscow Is Institutionalizing Ties With Iran

Russia is transforming its partnership with Iran from a series of bilateral projects into a state-managed strategic portfolio. A nonpublic Russian government roadmap, revealed by Fox News Digital on September...

September 25, 2026 | Max Meizlish, Emmerson Overell

Weak Sanctions Enforcement Is Fueling China’s ‘Polar Silk Road’

To be effective, American sanctions must be enforced wherever they apply — including in the High North. Early in September, two U.S.-sanctioned vessels left China carrying the last two power...

September 25, 2026 | Jacob Nagel |

Ensuring Israel’s AI leadership: Are we prepared for the next revolution?

For Israel, the establishment of controlling AI infrastructure is a strategic, and perhaps even existential, issue affecting both economic strength and technological superiority.

September 24, 2026 | Emmerson Overell |

New Greenland Agreement Adds Sites, Not Strategy. NATO and NORAD Must Now Connect the Arctic.

Greenland is warming to the idea of an increased American military presence on the enormous Island, removing a source of transatlantic friction and bolstering NATO defenses. On September 22, the United...

September 24, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, Isabella Bournas

Put Turkey on notice: The Eastern Mediterranean’s reliable alliance deserves US teeth

The ongoing war with Iran is driving countries in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean to invest in new security alliances. This is partly driven by the drubbing Gulf Arab states have taken from...

September 24, 2026 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Sinan Ciddi

Is Turkey Turning on Tehran or Just Dodging the Treasury Department?

Turkey’s top banking regulator withdrew the operating license of the Istanbul branch of Iran’s Bank Mellat, a major Iranian commercial bank with state ties that has long been subject to U.S. sanctions. While...

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.