On January 12, 2018, President Trump added 14 Iranian individuals and entities to the list of those already sanctioned by the U.S. government. ...
On January 12, President Trump renewed the waivers of U.S. sanctions against Iran, keeping the U.S. in the Iran nuclear agreement. However, he asserted he will not renew the sanctions waivers when they expire in May unless Congress and the European Union (EU) address the...
The age of armed drones as the prerogative of nation-states is over, and the age of widely available unmanned armed drones is at hand. It will likely be among the most destabilizing technological changes in recent memory, for both the military and security forces engaged in counter-terrorism....
The hype and hysteria that characterize U.S. discussions of the dangers of al-Qaeda or the so-called Islamic State are rarely evident when the terrorist threat stems from white supremacist ideology....
On January 3, the so-called Islamic State’s Sinai ‘wilayat’, or province, released a 22-minute video showing the execution of a man it accused of collaborating with the Palestinian group, Hamas....
Relations between the United States and Pakistan have been both complicated and tense in the years following al-Qaeda’s 2001 attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center....
Over the coming days, the Trump Administration will announce key decisions on issues related to the 2015 multilateral Iran nuclear accord. The landmark accord curtailed Iran’s nuclear program in return for sanctions relief....
With tensions on the Korean peninsula at historic highs, some diplomatic progress has been made regarding possible talks between Seoul and Pyongyang. ...
The Pentagon is preparing to boost U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan, insisting—as it has before—that 2018 will be the pivotal year in the conflict....
Bottom Line Up Front: The so-called Islamic State ended 2017 a very different group than the one that began the year; weaker in many ways and more dispersed. Despite its military defeats in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State is still far stronger than it was...
On December 28, daily protests began breaking out in more than 30 Iranian cities, while remaining relatively limited in the capital, Tehran ...
On December 19, Yemen’s Houthi rebels marked 1,000 days of war with a Saudi-led, U.S.-backed coalition by launching another ballistic missile at a Saudi target; reportedly the Al-Yamama royal palace....
Major combat is winding down in Syria. ...
The United States appears to have taken past generations’ investments in the country’s physical infrastructure about as far as they can go....
The new National Security Strategy to be unveiled today by President Donald Trump embodies essentially the same four core national interests proclaimed by previous administrations, though with vital differences as to how these interests are meant to be achieved. ...