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An expert testifies on Turkey’s new position in Syria and shifting power relations with Russia, explaining how Washington can use both to help resolve the Ukraine war and shift U.S. strategic investments toward the Indo-Pacific.

A terrorism expert discusses what U.S. policymakers and tech companies can do to stem the proliferation of jihadist activity online, including greater attention to multilingual content moderation, cryptocurrency abuse, and other evolving factors.

إذا أراد الشرع تجنب تكرار أخطاء الأسد، فقد يتعيّن عليه تطبيق اللامركزية في السلطة السياسية وإنشاء نظام فيدرالي حقيقي، رغم التحديات الجوهرية المتعلقة بعدالة توزيع الموارد.

Most of the top militia leaders appeared too cowed to show up, but a wide assortment of senior Iraqi "resistance" and political figures did attend, including potential future candidates for prime minister.

The cessation of Houthi-Iraqi joint strikes on Israel does not mean that Houthi money-movers and trainers have gone home; more likely, they are now a permanent feature of Iraq and merit close scrutiny from counterterrorism analysts.

يشارك مسؤول بارز في حلف الناتو مع خبراء أمريكيين وإقليميين في مناقشة أثر جهود إدارة ترامب في صنع السلام على التوازنات الجيوسياسية الأوسع نطاقاً للحرب، بدءاً من صراع القوى العظمى في الشرق الأوسط وصولاً إلى قضية المعادن النادرة والخطاب المُعادي للغرب.

The FBI deposition on Steven Troell’s killers and other evidence provides a closer look inside cross-militia Iraq terrorist cells operated by Iran's Qods Force and potentially linked to the facade brand Ashab al-Kahf.

يُحلل مسؤولون عسكريون سابقون وخبراء من لبنان وإسرائيل انعكاسات الاضطراب السياسي في بيروت على تنفيذ اتفاق وقف إطلاق النار القائم، وما قد يترتب عليه من تداعيات على مسار بناء السلام.

Watch congressional testimony by two Institute scholars focusing on U.S. policy options in the face of Syria's evolving reality.

New data shows that Iran-backed Afghan and Pakistani terrorists are arriving at a broadening range of Iraqi military bases.

Figures linked to Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Kataib Hezbollah were among the Iraqi prime minister's recent UK delegation.

What are the risks and potential rewards for Washington and its partners working with the new government of Syria, which is led by members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)?

يناقش خبراء إسرائيليون وأمريكيون تفاصيل زيارة رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي الأخيرة إلى الولايات المتحدة والتداعيات الإقليمية لمقترحات ترامب المثيرة للجدل بشأن "إعادة توطين" سكان غزة.

Since the fall of the Assad regime, Baghdad has provided shelter and material support to members of two U.S.-designated Afghan and Pakistani groups run by the Iranian military.

Rather than choosing between diplomacy and military action, the Trump administration should think of these options as mutually supportive, sequencing its actions in hopes of achieving the best and least costly outcome.

The agreement’s implementation phase is going surprisingly well and has been extended, but maintaining the ceasefire will require officials to resolve the issues in dispute and address Hezbollah’s threats.

U.S.-designated terrorist Akram Kaabi is projecting a sense of impunity and demonstrating little fear of the United States or its leader.

The regime wants Baghdad to hand over the officer who orchestrated the 2022 murder of U.S. citizen Stephen Troell—not the first time it has leveraged Iraqi militia factions to seek his release.

يناقش مسؤولون إسرائيليون وأمريكيون سابقون تفاصيل الاتفاق وأحكامه وآفاقه على المدى القريب، مع استعراض البدائل السياسية أمام إدارة ترامب لتعزيز السلام في غزة وما يتخطاها.

Watch testimony by Institute scholar Elizabeth Dent to the British House of Lords.