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September 28, 2024

Lebanon
The Nasrallah Killing Is a Crushing Blow to Hezbollah

Hezbollah leader Sayed Hassan Nasrallah possessed a rare set of abilities that made the group a formidable foe to Israel and a power broker in Lebanon. His killing by Israel sharply weakens the threa…

A crowd of mourners in Iran hold images of Hezbollah leader Sayed Hassan Nasrallah during a protest.

March 28, 2014

North Korea
Bruce Bechtol: Nukes Aren’t the Only Weapons in North Korea

Bruce E. Bechtol, Jr., is associate professor of political science at Angelo State University and president of the International Council on Korean Studies.  His is the author of North Korea and Regio…

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June 14, 2024

Israel
How Much of a Threat Does Hamas Still Pose to Israel?

Israel has made eliminating the threat from the Gaza-based militant group a central war aim, but it’s not entirely clear at what point that condition will be met.  

Israeli soldiers exit a tunnel that Hamas reportedly used on October 7th to attack Israel.

October 4, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Where the Election Stands One Month Before Election Day

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: With polls showing a neck-and-neck race, both presidential campaigns are looking to turn out their …

Election workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, scan ballots cast during the 2022 midterm election.

April 30, 2014

United States
“Still Ours to Lead:” Bruce Jones Explains Why the World Still Looks to the United States

Manifestoes about U.S. “decline,” have become a publishing juggernaut. But this literature is demolished in a beautifully written, persuasive new book from Bruce Jones, the Brookings Institution seni…

September 27, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Are Americans Ready for Another Close Presidential Election?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: Election 2024 could produce another controversial and chaotic outcome that intensifies rather than …

Poll workers prepare setting up ballot boxes for the 2024 election.

January 4, 2024

United States
Daughters and Sons Guest Event: Fellows’ Book Launch—God, Guns, and Sedition

In God, Guns, and Sedition, Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware offer the definitive account of the rise of far-right terrorism in the United States—and how to counter it. In recent years shocking acts o…

Play People grieving at the site of the site of the church shooting massacre in Charleston, South Carolina

April 23, 2024

Election 2024
There Is a Risk of Extremist Violence Around the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, Warns New CFR Report

As the United States prepares for the 2024 presidential election, a new Contingency Planning Memo from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) warns of the possibility of extremist violence throughout…