Washington should scrutinize the motives behind Qatar’s unfriendly policies
In September 2020, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) directed the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera to register its operations in...
Middle East
Is the Iran Nuclear Deal truly dead now?
Iran’s willingness and determination to conduct brazen acts of terror in America strongly indicates that the regime’s seriousness regarding a...
Why does America have forces in Syria?
Considering the ramp up in tensions between Iran and the U.S., the presence of American troops in Syria is unlikely...
The Syrian Civil War: How a country was completely destroyed
Last month, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that devastated areas in Turkey reached across the border into northern Syria. For a country largely destroyed by...
Webinar: US policy toward the unrest in Israel and Saudi Arabia’s rapprochement with Iran
In the last two months, the U.S. has faced three challenges to its position in the Middle East: Dramatic unrest...
ISIS is still a big threat
Last week, The Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS Africa Focus Group met in Niamey, Niger to discuss strategies aimed at minimizing the terror group’s...
China brokers Iran-Saudi Arabia rapprochement
After more than seven years of estrangement, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran have agreed...
Is Iran close to building a nuclear weapon?
It is believed that Iran could produce enough fissile material for one nuclear bomb in under two weeks, according to senior U.S. defense...
Where are Iran’s kamikaze drones in Ukraine?
A lack of Iranian-made kamikaze drones has been spotted in Ukraine since mid-February, the UK Defense Ministry assessed this week. Russian Forces have blown through...
The many forms of judicial tyranny
Israel’s conservatives have launched a major legal reform process. They argue that an emerging tyranny of judges is overriding the...
Iran’s drones are fueling Putin’s evil war in Ukraine
Iran is continuing to exploit Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine to position itself as the world’s leading manufacturer of cheap and lethal drones. A recent report published...
Webinar – Judicial reform: A means of saving, not endangering, Israeli democracy
Thirty years ago, Israel’s Supreme Court, known as the High Court of Justice (HCJ), launched a judicial revolution in the...
If a Chinese spy balloon flew over Israel
Consider this: if China sent one of its high-tech surveillance balloons over Israel, what would happen? The answer: Israel would...
F-35I Adir: Israel’s very special stealth fighter
The U.S. Defense Department is banning Israeli Air Force pilots with foreign passports from flying the F-35I Adir fighter jets. Citing information...
Abdul Wasi Safi’s trauma a reminder of Biden’s Afghanistan failure
Abdul Wasi Safi is a 27-year-old Afghan man who worked as an intelligence officer for Afghanistan’s National Security Forces until...
Three mobsters charged in Iran-backed plot to assassinate Masih Alinejad
Originally published in 19FortyFive. A New York federal court has indicted three men this weekend over an alleged plot to assassinate Iranian-American...