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April 13, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Christianity Is the Vanguard of Western Civilization—and America Must Protect It Abroad

On Easter Sunday, the White House issued a press release stating that under President Donald Trump’s leadership, “the U.S. is once again a beacon of religious liberty — honoring the biblical...

April 13, 2026 | |

U.S. Blockading Ships Entering or Exiting Iranian Ports Along Strait of Hormuz

Blockade in Effect After Announcement: The United States began its targeted blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on April 13. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to begin blocking...

April 13, 2026 | Jack Burnham, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Seeking Comment on Prohibiting Importation and Marketing of Previously Authorized Covered Communications Equipment Added to the Covered List in 2024 or Earlier

April 9, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer, David Daoud, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Joe Dougherty

Hezbollah at War: What Comes Next for Lebanon and the Region

April 8, 2026 | |

Israel Launches Large Wave of Strikes Against Hezbollah

IDF Strikes Reported Against Multiple Hezbollah Positions: The IDF announced on April 8 that it had carried out the “largest attack across Lebanon” against Hezbollah targets...

April 1, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, William Doran

Islamist Turkey: A Base for Muslim Brotherhood Jihadism

March 31, 2026 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Andrew Ghalili

Iran is not Venezuela, President Trump, and this man is no moderate

Seeking a shortcut out of Iran, the administration considers its Venezuela playbook.

March 27, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Richard Goldberg, Max Meizlish, Joe Dougherty

The Strait of Hormuz: The Military, Energy, and Economic Challenges

March 27, 2026 | Sophie McDowall, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Trump’s Cyber Strategy Is a Strong Playbook, but It’s All in the Execution

The White House is making a significant effort toward putting the nation’s cyber house in order. A newly released National Cyber Strategy represents a big step in the right direction for U.S. national...

March 25, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz, Ben Cohen

Trump’s 15-point Iran truce plan would let one terrifying threat slide

Four weeks after the United States and Israel launched their combined assault on Iran’s clerical regime, the war has reached a tipping point. Over the last few days, President Donald Trump has spoken...

March 24, 2026 | Peter Doran |

Trump Must Hold The Line On The Cuba Oil Embargo

No activists, no influencers, no negotiation.

March 21, 2026 | Max Meizlish |

Funding the Enemy: Trump Rolls Back Sanctions on Iran Without Any Guardrails

On the evening of March 20, the Trump administration issued Iran General License U (GL U), a one-month authorization for the sale of what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says will be approximately 140...

March 19, 2026 | Daniel Swift, Susan Soh

Strengthening Transparency, Eligibility, and Jurisdictional Scope in Investment Reviews

March 17, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Blacklisting the Brotherhood

The Trump administration made history on November 24, 2025, when it issued an executive order calling for the U.S. government to designate “certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as Foreign Terrorist...

March 9, 2026 | Leah Siskind, Dr. Georgianna Shea, Marina Chernin

Regarding Security Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Agents

March 8, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz |

Israel didn’t drag the US into war with Iran — they enabled us to fight it smarter and faster

A dangerous lie has taken hold in Washington: that Israel somehow pressured the United Statesinto war with Iran. It’s wrong. And both President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubiohave said so directly. ...

March 3, 2026 | Leah Siskind |

AI-Amplified Narratives: Measuring Propaganda in LLM Citations

March 2, 2026 | John Hardie, Keti Korkiya

Russia Watches Iran War From the Sidelines — Again

Amid its all-consuming war in Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly found itself struggling to shape other global events — from the Caucasus to the Middle East to Latin America. Moscow is now again watching from the sidelines as the United States and Israel seek to topple the regime in Iran, potentially dealing a further blow to Russian interests. In the short term, though, the Middle East conflict carries greater risk for Ukraine, since it could divert U.S. attention and military resources.

February 27, 2026 | Keti Korkiya, Dmitriy Shapiro

How the White House Is Keeping Russia out of the South Caucasus

After successfully expanding US influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia, the Trump administration should set its sights on Georgia.

February 24, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Countering Iran’s Covert Chemical Weapons Program