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April 8, 2026 | Ivana Stradner |

What the Kremlin fears more than Ukrainian drones

Major banks across Russia on Friday reported major service breakdowns. Their apps crashed, ATMs stopped working, and other capabilities collapsed. The outages caused major complications in everyday...

April 7, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iranian ballistic missile cluster munitions strike dozens of sites in Israeli cities

Iran’s increasing use of ballistic missiles containing cluster munitions has spread damage and harm across Israel. On April 6, as many as 50 sites were impacted by missiles and their cluster...

March 10, 2026 | Max Lesser, Emmerson Overell

Muslim Brotherhood-Linked Online Network Impersonates Israelis Amid Ongoing War With Iran

As Iranian missile barrages continue to strike cities and towns across Israel, a coordinated network impersonating Israelis on the X social media platform is amplifying divisive narratives in Hebrew. FDD...

February 19, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, John Hardie, Ivana Stradner, Peter Doran, Joe Dougherty

Marking Four Years of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

January 8, 2026 | Maria Riofrio, Max Lesser

Russia Recruits Young Migrant Women from Latin America to Build Iranian Drones

December 26, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel rotates military units in Gaza as new phase of ceasefire deal looms

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) rotated two brigades out of Gaza in late December, replacing them with new units. The switch occurred as the IDF continues to deal with securing the...

October 19, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi, Joe Truzman

Profiles of anti-Hamas militias in the Gaza Strip

To weaken Hamas’s grip on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli government initiated a campaign to arm rival groups within the enclave, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged in June....

August 28, 2025 | Ari Ben Am |

A Year of Meming Dangerously: Iranian Influence Operations Targeting Israel Since October 7

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August 25, 2025 | Ivana Stradner, Sophie King

Russia Criminalizes User Searches for ‘Extremist Materials,’ Expanding Digital Repression

In his first years in power, Putin took control of the major media. Since the full-scale invasion, he has set his sights on the internet. But the West can help to undermine his “thought police.”

August 14, 2025 | Ivana Stradner |

Will Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Defy Putin’s Attempt To Ban Its WhatsApp Chat Platform in Russia?

As the American tech giant contemplates Moscow’s latest authoritarian demand, the company should remember that the Kremlin has more to lose than WhatsApp.

July 14, 2025 | David May |

South Africa’s corrupted rule of law

South Africa’s minister of police is in bed with gangsters, according to a regional police chief. The South African government has fashioned itself as a guardian of international law in recent...

December 27, 2024 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Energy crisis has Iran on the brink — and hands Trump a historic opportunity

“Fools” flocking to the “scent of kebab”: That’s how Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei recently described audiences abroad who sense an opportunity to support Iran’s people against their...

December 23, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: December 23, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Plans to Stay in Syrian Mount Hermon Through Winter, Racing to Complete Preparations | Two Jerusalem Men Indicted for Providing Information to Hezbollah; Nazareth Man Indicted in...

December 18, 2024 | Max Lesser, Mason Krusch, Ari Ben Am

America Resilient in the Face of Aggressive Foreign Malign Influence Targeting the 2024 U.S. Elections

October 31, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Spy surge: Tehran’s espionage strategy against Israel

The Islamic Republic has accelerated its intelligence operations in Israel, with at least five spy rings uncovered by Israel in October alone. Between October 14 and 31, authorities arrested some 20 individuals...

September 23, 2024 | Max Lesser, Mason Krusch

Meta Bans Russian State Media

Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads — banned several Russian state media outlets last week, including RT and Rossiya Segodnya, as part of its ongoing efforts to...

August 26, 2024 | |

Iranian Cyber-Spying Group Posed as Tech Support to Target U.S. Political Officials’ WhatsApp Accounts

Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, reported on August 23 that it blocked a small cluster of WhatsApp accounts used by Iranian cyber-attackers to target officials...

February 21, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: Feb. 21, 2024

Israel SitRep: Feb. 21, 2024 Today’s Issue: IAF Jets Strike Hezbollah Headquarters in Lebanon, Explosions Reported in Damascus | IDF Carries Out Overnight West Bank Raids, Arrests Wanted Persons,...

November 24, 2023 | |

Pause in Fighting Begins Between Israel and Hamas

A four-day pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas began at 7:00 a.m. on November 24 local time. The deal includes the return of 50 hostages held by the Iran-backed terrorist...

October 18, 2023 | |

Biden Arrives in Israel as Iran Aims to Destabilize Region

President Joe Biden landed in Israel on October 18 to express solidarity with Israel following the Hamas attack on October 7 that killed 1,400 people and resulted in some 200 hostages,...