Iraqi Kurds Head to the Polls
With Doug Feith and Clare Lopez DOUG FEITH, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for National Security Strategies at...
Middle East
Iraqi Government Forces Attempt to Retake the Town of Hawija
As the fight against the Islamic State continues in Iraq, Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that the government forces...
Russian Air Raid on U.S.-backed SDF
On September 16th, the Russian military claims it carried out an air raid targeting Islamic State (IS) members, but ended...
Turkish NATO Delegation Walks Out of Event Over Dissident Speech
PHILADELPHIA — Turkish representatives to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s Parliamentary Assembly walked out of a Middle East Forum...
Trump’s First U.N. Speech Delivers On Campaign Promises
With Diana West, Ken Timmerman, Joe diGenova and Caroline Cox DIANA WEST, Nationally Syndicated Columnist, Blogs at Dianawest.net, Author of...
Trump’s Nontraditional UN Address and his Stance Against Rogue Regimes
Leaders from around the globe assembled on September 19th for the United Nation’s General Assembly. President Donald Trump presented early...
Upcoming Kurdish Referendum for Independence
With Brett Schaefer, Michael Pregent, Shoshana Bryen and Kevin Freeman BRETT SCHAEFER, Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory...
Qatari Deal for Military Jets as the Gulf Crisis Persists
The Qatari and British governments have signed a “statement of intent” for the sale of 24 Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets...
North Korea: What Are the Military Options?
With Gordon Chang, Frank Calzon, Brad Owens and Daniel Perkins GORDON CHANG, Forbes.com Columnist, World Affairs Journal Blogger, the Daily...
The Fight to Capture Deir Ezzor
Deir Ezzor is one of the last main strongholds of the Islamic State (IS) and there are currently two separate...
Baghdad Expels Kirkuk Governor, as Kurdish Independence Referendum Nears
On September 14th the Iraqi parliament voted to remove the governor of the Kurdish controlled region of Kirkuk from office,...
The Iran Deal’s Backers Are Getting Desperate
Originally published at National Review Supporters of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, otherwise known as the JCPOA, are worried....
Did the Saudi embassy fund a “test run” for 9/11 hijackings?
The New York Post is reporting that new evidence suggests the Saudi embassy may have funded a "test run" for...
Israeli air strike on Syrian weapon facility
On September 7th Israel attacked a military site linked to the production of chemical weapons, in Syrian’s Hama province. The...
The Next Threat from Iraq: Iranian-Backed Militias
With Bill Gertz, Michael Del Rosso, Rowan Scarborough and Hans Van Spakovsky BILL GERTZ, Senior editor at the Washington Free Beacon, Inside...
The Implications of America’s Involvement with Afghanistan
According to recent reports the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan is currently around 11,000, higher than the previously disclosed...