Lebanon – What happened?
Originally published by the Foundation for American Security and Freedom Part 1: Lebanon-What happened? Part I of this series will...
Middle East
Situation Report: A massive explosion rocks Beirut, injuring hundreds
A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, injuring hundreds around the Beirut Port area. Multiple videos of the explosion show...
Arab countries should support US on China, Waller says
Arab countries have a self-interest in supporting the United States on China, Center Senior Analyst for Strategy J Michael Waller...
Situation Report: Escalation along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon
A week ago, Israel Defense Forces struck and killed a senior Hizballah official in Damascus, Ali Kamel Mohsen, who was...
Al-Kadhimi’s balancing act of US-Iranian tensions and Iraqi sovereignty
Originally published by the Jerusalem Post Iraq’s new prime minister must juggle rising US-Iranian tensions and Iraqi sovereignty amid his...
Turkey, Iran test new Iraqi PM’s resolve
Originally published by the Israel Hayom On June 18, Baghdad summoned the ambassadors from Iran and Turkey to discuss their...
Is Iraq’s new PM losing the fight against Iranian-backed militias?
Originally published by the Jerusalem Post Kadhimi pledged to rein in Iranian-backed militias, but recent events highlight the difficulty of...
Center Senior Fellow Caroline Glick weighs in on Black Lives Matter’s anti-Semitism
The Black Lives Matter movement shows clear signs of unrepentant anti-Semitism. This was the view of two experts in a...
Signs Iran’s regime is facing collapse
Originally published as an Asia Times exclusive Recent days have been some of the worst the Iranian regime has suffered,...
Situation Report – Sunday rocket attack targets Baghdad’s Green Zone
On Sunday, July 5, the Iraqi military confirmed that a rocket targeting Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, home to the US...
The UN Again Shows its Worthlessness by Refusing to Back Iran Arms Embargo Extension
On Tuesday, June 30, the UN Security Council unanimously rejected a U.S. proposal to indefinitely extend a UN conventional arms...
Jerusalem Post runs piece by Center’s Senior Fellow Moskowitz on Israeli sovereignty
"The debate over Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria is not an issue of disputed territory; rather, it’s a humanitarian...
Tehran meddles in US-Iraq strategic talks
Originally published by Jewish News Syndicate U.S. and Iraqi officials began a series of talks on June 11 as part...
The semantics of Antisemitism
Re-evaluating how semantics are utilized when talking about Israel, is central to correcting the false narrative when it comes to...
New lawsuit may finally force Qatar to be held accountable
Originally published by Arab News For most honest analysts, Qatar’s financial and ideological links to terror groups have always been...
What’s next for Trump’s Iran policy?
Originally published by National Review So far, the “maximum pressure” strategy has succeeded. If Trump wins a second term, expect...