Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Jihadist Past Points to a Russian Future for Syria Unless Europe Acts
The former leader of a Salafi-Jihadist group with prior links to Al-Qaeda is Syria’s current interim president. Once a frequent...
Staff Pieces
A Decade Down the Nuclear Silk Road: The Search for Balance
In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects, known as the Belt and Road...
Ahead of the Oscars, No Other Land Already Won
After a year-long struggle to find a distributor or theater willing to facilitate screenings in the United States, No Other...
Crisis in Calais: France’s Human Rights Disaster
Tear gas, riot gear, and bulldozers. All three belong nowhere near a migrant camp, yet in April of 2016 French...
Banning Aid, Firing Critics: Netanyahu’s Latest Power Plays Spell Disaster for Palestinians
On November 8, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the next Israeli ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, who will take...
287(g) and Beyond: How a Second Trump Administration Could Deputize Local Police to Carry out Federal Immigration Goals
During last month’s presidential debate ahead of the upcoming November 2024 U.S. election, ABC News host David Muir prompted former...