America’s global security challenges are more complex and volatile than at any point since World War II. The rapid pace of change, significant geopolitical disruption, and deepening alignment of our adversaries are among the defining characteristics of the strategic landscape.…

Over the course of 12 days in June 2025, over a distance of some 2,000 km, Israel and Iran engaged in the first modern long-range missile and drone fire conflict between two countries that did not share a border. This…

The July 2025 Suwayda crisis represents a critical test for Syria’s transitional government, with direct implications for U.S. interests and Israeli security. What began as an allegedly localized dispute between Bedouin tribal gunmen and a Druze merchant—though Druze and Israeli…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has continuously failed to fulfill its mandate of restoring peace and security in southern Lebanon. Originally intended, as its name suggests, to be an interim force, UNIFIL should at long last be…