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December 24, 2025 Eight Things to Know About Christians in China The latest wave of religious repression in China represents the most aggressive internal clampdowns in years. Catholic bishops appointed by the Vatican have been disappeared, despite a deal allegedly giving... December 22, 2025 A Half-Year After Operation Rising Lion, Iran’s Ballistic Missile Threat Re-Emerges Six months after Operation Rising Lion, Iran’s ballistic missile threat to Israel is once again intensifying. While Israel, with decisive U.S. support, dealt a severe blow to Iran’s nuclear program... December 19, 2025 Beyond the U.S.-Israel MOU: The Case for a Strategic Partnership Agreement In one’s personal life and in the life of a nation, it is good to have friends. It is even better to have capable and motivated friends, especially when one confronts increasingly formidable enemies... December 18, 2025 The Gaslighting Masterclass Happening Now In Doha A masterclass in gaslighting is being given in Doha right now. Qatar is hosting the Conference of State Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption from December 15 through 19. It’s... December 11, 2025 From ‘Victory Only’ to Checkmate: Sudan’s Islamists Face Global Rejection The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — consisting of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait — has formally endorsed the U.S.-led vision for ending Sudan’s devastating... December 10, 2025 8 Reasons Why the U.S. Must Maintain a Ban on Iran’s Uranium Enrichment and Plutonium Reprocessing The United States and the international community have spent decades trying to restrict Iran’s uranium enrichment and plutonium reprocessing capabilities given the regime’s threats against the West... December 8, 2025 Al Jazeera’s Academic Arm Platforms Hamas Denialism and Anti-Israel Propaganda Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, the research arm of Qatar’s state-backed media giant, co-hosted an academic conference last week in Qatar’s Education City that whitewashed Hamas’s October 7, 2023,... November 25, 2025 To Build Leverage for Peace, Enforce Oil Sanctions on Russia American and Ukrainian officials spent the weekend in Geneva revising a peace plan that initially tilted heavily in Russia’s favor. The real challenge now is getting the Kremlin to accept terms that... November 24, 2025 Washington Finally Takes on the Muslim Brotherhood After weeks of hinting that a major policy shift was imminent, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on November 24 directing the State and Treasury Departments to begin the process of... November 17, 2025 Does Al Jazeera Collaborate With Hamas? Al Jazeera’s leadership shake-up has been in the headlines. Will its new executives direct the Qatari state-funded media arm to cease its cozy relationship with Hamas? Allegations have been swirling... October 24, 2025 Sudan’s Burhan Agrees to Peace Talks, His Hardline Stance Threatens Stalemate After months of rejecting peace talks with his rivals and insisting that only his victory would end Sudan’s civil war, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Commander Abdul-Fattah al-Burhan succumbed to international... October 21, 2025 5 Ways the United States and Europe Must Help Ukraine Now Despite daily barrages of missiles and drones, Ukrainian society remains resilient. Although it is unlikely to recapture its lost territory, the Ukrainian military is well-positioned to continue preventing... October 14, 2025 5 Ways the U.S. Should Retain and Upgrade America’s Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Congress would be smart to ensure the survival and reform of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) – America’s development bank that invests in private sector projects in developing... October 1, 2025 8 UN Failures in Yemen The United Nations has been active in Yemen for a decade, yet the country remains one of the poorest places on Earth. The country is at war with itself and home to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who kidnap... September 25, 2025 5 Recent Instances of Foreign Malign Influence Threatening U.S. National Security America is letting its adversaries win the information war. The latest blow to U.S. efforts to fight this war came in August, when the U.S. intelligence community learned of the reduction in size and reorganization... September 22, 2025 A Surge in Islamism Widens Rift Between Sudanese Army and Its Regional Allies A surge in radical Islamism in Sudan has strained ties between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its regional allies, especially Egypt. These tensions have prompted the allies to distance themselves... September 22, 2025 From Parade to Battlefield: LiDAR at the Core of China’s Military Modernization On September 3, 2025, Beijing staged its largest-ever Victory Day parade, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping presided alongside... September 18, 2025 British and French Recognition of Palestine Will Reward Terrorism, Endanger European Security British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron are reportedly poised to recognize Palestine as a state within the coming days. If they do so, they will regrettably... September 15, 2025 New ICC-Related Sanctions Present Increased Risk for South Africa’s ICJ Campaigners The lawfare campaign against Israel hit a snag. On September 4, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on three nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for having “directly engaged in” International... September 12, 2025 The Fine Print of the Famine Declaration in Gaza The experts have officially declared there is a famine in Gaza. But what exactly counts as a famine? And who judges if the standard has been met? As world leaders stream into New York City this month to... September 11, 2025 Iran May Be Funding K-12 Education in America It took years of research and advocacy before education leaders realized that foreign funding in education can have negative consequences. China’s Confucius Institutes were among the first examples of... September 8, 2025 Why Export Controls Work: 5 Debunked Myths About U.S.-China AI Competition America’s artificial intelligence (AI) edge faces a determined challenger: Chinese leader Xi Jinping... September 4, 2025 10 Takeaways From Simulated Attacks on Taiwan’s Energy Sector China seeks not just to intimidate Taiwan, but to methodically erode its sovereignty — using coercive tools short of war to compel submission without firing a shot. FDD experts facilitated a two-day... August 28, 2025 5 Urgent Tasks for the New National Cyber Director The new chief of U.S. cyber policymaking, Sean Cairncross, brings to the table extensive experience gained as a former adviser to the White House chief of staff and CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation,... August 13, 2025 Sudan’s Democratic Alliance Blames Islamists for Civil War Secular forces in Sudan are calling for Sudan’s Islamist movement to be classified as a terrorist group. This is happening as Congress considers legislation to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist... August 7, 2025