September, 2025

• 6 September

  Two Hours with Sharaa: Syria’s Present and Aspired Future

  

  In a recent gathering with Arab media in Damascus, President Ahmed Sharaa presented a vivid account of Syria’s current landscape, interweaving the country’s domestic complexities with aspirations for renewal. His vision is of a state reclaiming its institutions, a nation devoid of expansionist ambitions, and a society poised for revival …

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• 4 September

  The EU ‘Elites’, Part III

  

  The report (“The EU’s Propaganda Machine: How the EU funds NGOs to promote itself”) shows how the European Commission – the unelected executive branch of the European Union – is using taxpayer money “to promote its political agenda under the guise of advancing ‘EU values’.” In short, the EU is …

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• 4 September

  Syria Is No Longer a Narco-State, But the Captagon Trade Rolls On

  

  Interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa pledged to dismantle his country’s massive illegal drug trade when he took power in December, but the dangerous amphetamine captagon is still flowing. On September 1, Jordanian security forces announced that they “foiled two large-scale drug-smuggling attempts along the country’s eastern border [with Syria].” In …

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• 4 September

  Turkey’s Quiet Relationship with ISIS

  

  On June 29, 2014, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State in al-Sham (ISIS), was recorded on video speaking at the al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, Iraq. (“Al-Sham” is the traditional Arabic name for the Levant.) He declared himself to be the caliph or divinely inspired absolute ruler of …

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• 4 September

  Iran Update, September 3, 2025

  

  The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. CTP-ISW publishes the Iran Update daily. Click here to …

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• 4 September

  Ukraine’s Fight at Home: The Battle Against Corruption Is Essential to the War Against Russia

  

  Ukrainians know how to make their voices heard—and to make their leaders listen. They will never accept capitulation to Russia, whether in the form of the surrender of Ukrainian land or the abandonment of Ukrainian citizens to Russian occupiers. President Volodymyr Zelensky knows this. It is why he avoided making …

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• 4 September

  A Palestinian State Would Be Good for Israel

  

  More than a half century after the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 242—which established the principle by which Israel would give up territory it gained in the war in exchange for peace and security—the Israelis and the Palestinians have made no meaningful, much less …

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• 4 September

  Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (August 25– September 1, 2025)

  

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• 3 September

  Iran Update, September 1, 2025

  

  Key Takeaways: Iran: Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani appointed Ali Bagheri Kani as the SNSC deputy for international affairs on August 29. Larijani may have appointed Bagheri Kani due to his close ties to Paydari Front leader Saeed Jalili as part of an effort to reduce recent …

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• 3 September

  China’s SCO Summit Highlights West’s Growing Ideological Isolation, + Zelensky’s Desperate Gambit

  Last week Zelensky made the curious decision to open up the borders to Ukraine’s 18-22 year old males. The decision was met with both approval and disgust in different quarters of the country: "We say:" Those who are not in the army, you are 18-22, you can leave the country, …

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