Analysis & Commentary

Analysis & Commentary

The Battle for Legitimacy in Urban Warfare

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

Trump’s Gaza Plan is Dead, Long Live the Trump Plan!

Whatever the merits of President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate Gaza, the potential downsides are significant. Among the greatest is that the plan has unnecessarily alienated America’s most important Arab partners at precisely the time Trump should be laser-focused on