Sharaa in Washington: A Turning Point for Syria
The question for Damascus is what comes next, with Sharaa showing that he is ready for the global prime time. Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa visited the White House on Monday for a historic...
White House
Syrian President Commits to Defeating ISIS, Sidesteps Peace with Israel During White House Meeting
Syria Joins Coalition Against ISIS: Following the historic meeting of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa with President Donald Trump at the White House on November 10, the Syrian...
Flash Briefs
Palestinians Highlight Hamas Torture Chamber at Gaza’s Al-Nasser Hospital
Gazans Held in Cages: Hamas is using the al-Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis to detain and torture Gazans, according to a Palestinian-American humanitarian advocate. Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib...
Flash Briefs
Ukrainian Power Outages Follow ‘Massive’ Russian Attack on Electric Grid
Ukrainian Power Outages Follow ‘Massive’ Russian Attack on Electric Grid Latest Developments ‘Zero’ Generating Capacity: Russia launched what was described as the “most massive strike”...
Flash Briefs
Sharaa To Be First-Ever Syrian Leader To Visit White House
In a meeting no one could have predicted just a year ago, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is scheduled to visit U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on November 10. It will be the first time a Syrian...
Policy Briefs
Iraq’s Election Plays Out in the Shadow of Influence From Washington and Tehran
Iraq’s parliamentary elections are scheduled for November 11, but voters aren’t holding their breath for change. Allegations of pervasive vote buying and reliance on patronage systems already taint...
Policy Briefs
U.S. Administration Submits Proposal To End UN Sanctions on Syria
Sharaa Heading to Washington: The United States has drafted a proposal to the UN Security Council to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Syrian Interior Minister...
Flash Briefs
Dick Cheney Made the Most of the Vice Presidency
He was a champion of free markets and conservative values during his long lifetime of public service.
Op-eds
Trump and Xi call truce for now, but this ‘12 out of 10’ meeting leaves a lot unanswered
President Trump appeared buoyant after concluding his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since retaking the White House, confident in having achieved a breakthrough. Yet...
Op-eds
Why Turkey Can’t Bring Peace to Gaza
Ankara’s pro-Hamas rhetoric makes it unfit to help police the Gaza Strip.
Op-eds
2025 Annual Report on Implementation
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Monographs
‘Impatience With Hamas’: Vance Expresses Confidence in Prospects for ‘Durable’ Peace in Gaza
Vance Warns Hamas Could Yet Be ‘Obliterated’: Visiting Israel on October 21, Vice President J.D. Vance urged all sides to show patience as the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza...
Flash Briefs
Witkoff and Kushner Arrive in Israel Following Hamas’s Deadly Ceasefire Violation
Efforts to Bolster Ceasefire: U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and White House advisor Jared Kushner returned to Israel on October 20 to bolster the fragile Gaza ceasefire following...
Flash Briefs
Meeting Zelenskyy, Trump Signals Reluctance on Sending Cruise Missiles to Ukraine
Trump Cautious on Tomahawks: U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on October 17, where the leaders discussed the possibility...
Flash Briefs
Will Trump’s Gaza peace deal fail?
‘They’re going to disarm, because they said they were going to disarm,’ President Donald Trump thundered from the White House on Tuesday, ‘If they...
Op-eds
Trump and Zelenskyy Expected To Discuss Air Defense and Long-Range Missiles at Upcoming White House Meeting
Zelenskyy Returning to White House: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the United States on October 17 for his third meeting with President Donald Trump at the White...
Flash Briefs
What will the Palestine deal unleash?
Regional peace is a bad bet
Op-eds
Why Donald Trump’s Diplomacy Appears to be Working
President Trump’s signature transactionalism and emphasis on personal relationships with foreign leaders are helping not hindering US foreign policy.
Op-eds
Erdogan Leaves Washington Empty-Handed on F-35s?
While the results of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent White House remain ambiguous, one thing is clear: his top priorities appear to have stalled. Following their meeting both Erdogan...
Op-eds
Lawmakers ‘Bullseye and Bait’ in AI-Driven Deepfake Campaigns
Elected officials are both the bullseye and the bait for AI-driven influence campaigns launched by foreign adversaries. They are targeted with disinformation meant to sway their opinions and votes, while...