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US Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and Israeli Air Force F-35I Adirs fly in formation during exercise Enduring Lightning III over Israel on October 12, 2020. (US Air Force)

Commentary

How Israel’s Victory Strengthens America’s Hand

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Commentary

Nov 20, 2025

Commentary

7 Min Read

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

President Donald Trump Meets Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Nov 18, 2025

In the Media

Members of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood lead a demonstration in Amman on February 9, 2004. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Shades of Islamism: A Critical Analysis

Muhammad Haniff Hassan

Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Walid Jumblatt Abdullah

ssociate Professor at the Public Policy and Global Affairs Program, Nanyang Technological University

Muhammad Haniff Hassan & Walid Jumblatt Abdullah

Commentary

Nov 11, 2025

Commentary

Long Read

A Jeep belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah group is seen in Syrian near Lebanon on August 2, 2017. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Syrian Civil War and the Shia Villages of al-Fua and Kafariya

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

Arabic translator, Editor at Castlereagh Associates

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi

Commentary

Nov 10, 2025

Commentary

Long Read

Foreign ministers from Qatar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordan, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates discuss the Gaza peace plan in Istanbul on November 3, 2025. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Regional Response to the Gaza Peace Plan

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Podcast

Nov 10, 2025

Podcast

(Screenshot via Fox Business)

In the Media

Syrian President Visits the White House, and Drought Weakens Iran

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Nov 10, 2025

In the Media

(Screenshot via YouTube)

Podcast

The iPhone Suicide

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Podcast

Nov 8, 2025

Podcast

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Commentary

False Patriots

Liel Leibovitz

Senior Fellow

Liel Leibovitz

Commentary

Oct 31, 2025

Commentary

7 Min Read

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Mahmoud Thabit Kombo in Hunan, China on June 10, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Great Leap South | October 2025

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Commentary

Oct 28, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

The Israel-Gaza Peace Deal, and How Tomahawk Cruise Missiles Can Help Ukraine

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Oct 22, 2025

In the Media

President Donald Trump poses with the signed agreement at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war on October 13, 2025, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Commentary

A Stable Middle East?

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Commentary

Oct 22, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

Buses with the International Red Cross emblem move toward the eastern Gaza Strip on October 13, 2025, ahead of the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas since the October 7 attacks. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Regional Powers React to Tenuous Gaza Ceasefire and Hostage Deal