The fragile, imperfect ceasefire in Lebanon has held. But it could become more tenuous after a recent change to a critical element in its success: high-level, on-the-ground U.S. military coordination and leadership. For three months, Major General Jasper Jeffers interfaced…

In urban warfare, where combat unfolds amid a multitude of civilians and dense infrastructures, maintaining legitimacy is not merely a legal formality—it is a strategic imperative. According to U.S. military joint doctrine, legitimacy is one of the twelve principles of joint…

The massive funeral held by Hezbollah for its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah on February 23 was intended to convey a clear message: the organization had not been defeated, remained a powerful force in Lebanon’s political landscape, and planned to rebuild with…

Iran is conducting a campaign to extract sensitive U.S. data and use it to harm Americans and our allies, and policymakers are not doing enough to stop it. President Donald Trump‘s Feb. 4 executive order ordering the government to start a robust campaign against Iran’s intellectual…