Situation Report: Microsoft reports Iranian hackers behind attacks on US and Israeli defense companies
On October 12, Microsoft released evidence identifying a group of Iranian hackers targeting U.S. and Israeli defense technology companies. The...
Maya Carlin
Analyst
Maya Carlin is an analyst at the Center for Security Policy, located in Washington D.C. She also has a M.A. in Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security from IDC Herzliya’s Lauder School of Government in Israel.
Maya Carlin is an analyst at the Center for Security Policy, located in Washington D.C. She also has a M.A. in Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security from IDC Herzliya’s Lauder School of Government in Israel.
Shifting priorities on the Hill may threaten US posture abroad
On September 23, the House voted to approve the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year 2022. Although...
House Dems de-fund Israel’s Iron Dome system, jeopardizing Jewish civilian lives
House Democrats stripped Israel’s Iron Dome budget mere hours after news broke that Angelo Codevilla, the prolific analyst of American...
Situation Report: Competing protests erupt in Tunisia
Competing protests erupted in Tunisia’s capital on September 18, nearly 2 months following President Kais Saied’s seizure of executive powers...
How Israel and Morocco have embraced the Abraham Accords
Morocco and Israel are on a mutually beneficial path that will likely be strengthened as long as the agreement is...
Remembering Benghazi on the 20th anniversary of 9/11/01
The approaching 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that killed 2,977 civilians on American soil marks a...
Situation Report: ISIS-K blamed for Kabul airport bombing as Biden administration touts Taliban relationship
The Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K) claimed responsible for dual suicide bombings which killed 13 U.S. Service members and more than a...
Situation Report: Multiple explosions, casualties, outside Kabul airport
3:44 pm EST - Multiple reports of another explosion outside Kabul airport CBS News' Eena Ruffini reports another explosion outside...
Why China-Taliban cooperation could be derailed by the Uyghur issue
Beijing is concerned that the new de facto government in Afghanistan might encourage Muslim separatists in the People’s Republic to...
The Taliban’s triumph in Afghanistan: A win for Russia, China and Iran?
Tehran, Doha, Moscow, and Beijing are profiting from the collapse of the Afghan government. Bad actors are lining up to...
Situation Report: As major cities fall to the Taliban, the US prepares to evacuate Kabul
As of August 13, the Taliban controls 17 of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals- all of which been captured within the...
Hezbollah’s rocket fire on Israel reveals Iran’s hand
Hezbollah’s recent escalation is a product of Iran’s ongoing mission to leverage its position amidst the nuclear negotiations and prop...
Situation Report: Protesters chant “Globalize the Intifada” at Brooklyn demonstration
Hundreds of protestors participated in a pro-Palestinian rally in Brooklyn on August 1, calling for a “globalized intifada” and the...
The latest round of US-Iraq talks change nothing
The United States is ending its combat mission in Iraq, President Joe Biden announced in a joint statement with Iraqi...
Ennahda is not the answer to Tunisia’s political crisis
The United States should be wary of partnering with a repressive Islamist party and use its handling of the Mohamed Morsi...
Situation Report: Iranian police open fire amid water shortage protests
Iranian police opened fire amid the second night of protests over severe water shortages in the country’s southwestern region. Tensions...