The U.S. is mustering an international armada to deter Iranian-backed Houthi militias from Yemen from attacking shipping in the Red Sea, one of the world’s most important waterways for global trade, including energy cargos. The Houthis’ drone and missile attacks are ostensibly a response to the war between Israel and …

Following is the November 2023 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. A review of developments throughout 2022 and 2021 can be found here and here. The January 2023 edition of ISIS Redux can be found …

The Ukrainian leader is right to say that if Putin wins, America loses The meeting is scheduled to start at 6 PM so I arrive at the Ukrainian embassy ten minutes early. I’m ushered into a room that’s already filled with three dozen think tankers, opinion journalists, and other denizens …